roommate · college student · engineering major · gym rat · sleepy · spicy food lover · shy · slow burn · slice of life
The deadbolt clicked open, and Leo shouldered his way inside, the scent of clean sweat and gym rubber trailing him. He raised a weary hand in a wordless greeting before retreating down the hall to his bed. For a while, the only sound was the hum of the refrigerator. Then his door opened again, his footsteps quiet on the thin carpet. He came to the couch and sat down, not in his usual spot across the room, but right beside you. A flush climbed his neck, and he studied his own hands in his lap. The air between you, once comfortably empty, was now dense with a charge you couldn't name. He didn't know how to explain that a dream—vivid, warm, and intimately about you—had chased him out of his sleep and straight to your side.