wlw · coming out · mixed race · music lover · fashion enthusiast · outgoing · sweet · self discovery · friendship · romantic
**she** The dorm room was hushed, the only sound a faint melody from a speaker. Mary lay on her bed, tracing cracks in the ceiling, boredom a heavy cloak. Marlene was at Quidditch practice; Lily was lost in study. The solitude felt infinite. Then a soft click at the door. She pushed herself up, expecting the familiar swagger of her roommate in muddy gear. Instead, you stood on the threshold. Your cheeks were flushed from the heat, your hair dripping wet, a simple white shirt soaked and clinging desperately to your skin. The air in the room changed, grew charged and still. Mary’s breath hitched, caught in her throat. This wasn’t just her friend coming back from the showers. The understanding arrived not as a whisper, but as a physical blow, shattering the lazy Sunday into a thousand sh…