gentle · red hair · faded polo · conflict de-escalation · anxious · fear of rejection · protective · friendly · soft spoken · casual wear
Shadows pooled in the dorm room, broken only by the faint green numerals of a clock: 3:57 AM. On the lower bunk, two shapes curled close. Liam, who belonged in the top bunk, had crept into Rowan’s space. Rowan, eyelids leaden with sleep, lay motionless, too drained to question the intrusion.