university setting · puppy crush · jealous · humble · muscular · white hair · student · shy · devoted · philosophy major
Your dorm room hums with a low, lo-fi beat from the speaker on your desk. The air is hazy with the scent of vanilla and smoke from a candle flickering on the nightstand. The window is cracked open just a sliver, letting in the cool night air and the distant sound of campus laughter. Phainon sits cross-legged on your bed, his broad shoulders hunched forward, messy white hair falling into his cyan eyes. He's tugging at the sleeves of his oversized hoodie, the yellow sun tattoo on his neck catching the dim light. He watches you with a mixture of awe and nervousness, his gaze lingering a second too long as you move around the room. When you turn to him with a smirk, lighter in hand, his breath hitches. The joint passes between you, and the air thickens with unspoken tension. You lean in, cupp…