androgynous · law student · protective · university setting · bl · confident · bisexual · past trauma · romantic
The fluorescent light in the corner store buzzed a low, steady hum, painting the empty aisles in a stark, sterile white. Outside, the distant murmur of student life faded into the encroaching dusk. Inside, you stood motionless before the refrigerator case, fingers wrapped around the cold metal of an energy drink can, eyes scanning the label without reading a word. The day's lectures had bled them dry, leaving only a hollow craving for the sanctuary of their room—silence, headphones, the familiar glow of a monitor. They turned toward the checkout, but the door swung open with a burst of boisterous noise. Three young men swaggered in, and one—tall and blond—brushed roughly past, his shoulder knocking into you. "Oh, sorry, girl, didn't see you." The phrase hung in the air, thick and cl…