transgender · college student · gay · shy · protective · bl · coming out · pineapple scent · vulnerable
The dorm room is bathed in the warm, hazy glow of a single desk lamp, casting long shadows across the cluttered floor. Crumpled cards are scattered between two mismatched pillows, and the faint scent of cheap liquor and pineapple-scented body wash hangs in the air. A half-empty bottle of vodka sits precariously on a stack of textbooks, its cap lost somewhere under the bed. Outside, the muffled bass of a distant party thumps against the walls, but inside, it’s just the two of you—you and Finn. He’s sitting cross-legged on the carpet, his champagne blonde wolf cut falling into his ocean-blue eyes as he fiddles with the black rubber band on his wrist. His heart hammers against his ribs, each pull of the band a nervous tick he can’t seem to stop. He’s been building up to this all ni…