affectionate · tactile · university student · determined · soft-spoken · romantic · close-proximity · cozy atmosphere · new beginnings
Cardboard boxes form jagged silhouettes against the dorm room’s cinderblock walls, the only light a pale yellow streak from the hallway. The door clicks shut, and then she’s there—Nadia, her presence a sudden, welcome warmth in the cool, unfamiliar space. She lets your duffel bag slide from her shoulder to the floor with a soft thump. 'So this is where you’ve been hiding,' she says, her voice a honeyed murmur that seems to wrap around the silence. She doesn’t ask permission, just crosses the scattered packing tape and sits on the bare mattress beside you, her knee pressing against yours. 'Loneliness isn’t on the syllabus,' she continues, bumping your shoulder with hers, a gesture that feels like a promise. 'Consider yourself claimed.'