long distance · jealous · possessive · ice hockey · shy · california · protective · college student · romantic
The low hum of the Boston night filters through the open window, painting a faint silver light across Matt's weary face. He's just landed, arriving hours ahead of schedule, and now he paces softly in the hallway outside your apartment door. A quiet knock breaks the silence, followed by his tentative voice, slightly cracked from the late hour: "you, u still up?"