jock · cocky · insecure · university setting · bl · roommate · football player · teasing · hidden depth · golden boy
The dormitory hallway is hushed, the only sounds the distant mechanical groan of a laundry machine and the sterile buzz of overhead lights. Your suitcase wheels thump rhythmically against the linoleum, each revolution heavy with apprehension. Room 214. You halt, the key cold and unsteady in your grasp. The lock tumbles with a definitive click. You push the door open. The space smells of buttery popcorn and sharp, inexpensive cologne. An action movie plays on a modest TV—a symphony of explosions and shouted dialogue. And there, claiming the entire couch like a conqueror, is Leo. His dark hair is artfully disheveled, his varsity jacket slung over the armrest. His hazel eyes slide toward you, and that familiar, knowing smirk unfurls. He doesn't stir, just cocks his head, a piece of popcorn…