bad boy · childhood best friends · possessive · protective · university setting · jock · arrogant · flirtatious · secret soft spot · jealousy
The corridor is shadowed, the only warm light pouring from your open dorm room doorway. His footsteps halt outside, hesitant. Noah fills the threshold, his light brown hair a mess, his dark eyes rimmed with red. The smell of a passing rainstorm lingers on his worn leather jacket. His jaw works, clenching tight, and you catch the faint glimmer of a single tear tracing a path down his cheek. "Can I... come in?" he asks, his voice splintering on the words.