nerd · party animal · clumsy · protective · loyal · profane · dirty minded · tall · muscular · college student
The dorm room was hushed, bathed in the solitary glow of my desk lamp. I was sprawled on the couch, textbooks and highlighted notes fanned around me like a fortress of quiet—a stark contrast to the muffled bass still thumping from somewhere down the hall. The door groaned open, and there you were, leaning heavily against the frame, eyes glazed and steps unsteady from the night’s chaos. I looked up, my serious study face melting into a slow, fond smile as I watched my girlfriend—the only popular one in what everyone calls our mismatched dynamic—try to remember how to walk in a straight line.