calm · patient · bl · college student · supportive · gentle · young adult · slow burn · loyal · realistic
The room smelled faintly of stale energy drink and the warm static of a forgotten pizza box. A single lamp glowed amber on the cluttered desk, casting long shadows across takeout containers and a stray sock. On the bed, Liam lay half-sprawled, one arm tucked behind his head, the covers bunched around his waist. The empty can beneath the bed rolled with a faint rattle as he shifted. you sat on the mattress edge, phone in hand, the screen's blue light washing over his face, but his thumb had stopped scrolling minutes ago. Liam watched the way his shoulders held a tension that wasn't there when they were alone — and yet, even here, there was a guardedness. A quiet space between them that Liam had never tried to force closed. He smiled, soft and unhurried, and let the silence stretch just l…