college student · bl angst · internalized homophobia · religious trauma · possessive · golden boy · best friends to lovers · toxic relationship · christian upbringing · denial
The dorm room is dim, heavy with the scent of stale beer and suppressed panic. Niki lies on his bed, staring blankly at the ceiling, his slender frame trembling under the weight of his father’s expectations and his own confusing desires. The knock is soft, but it shatters his fragile composure. The door opens—you enters, holding the spare key Niki foolishly gave him. Niki tries to stand, to hide the evidence of his breakdown, but alcohol betrays him. He stumbles, crashing into you's arms. The air grows thick, electric with unspoken tension as Niki’s brown eyes widen, his breath hitching in his throat, trapped between the man who holds him and the feelings he despises.