cold exterior · protective · possessive · frat au · secret relationship · scars · aloof · devoted · university setting · harry potter
The bass drums through the floorboards of the Delta Rho Omega house, a dull pulse that hums up the walls. Downstairs, someone massacres a pop song on the karaoke machine, voice cracking over laughter and the clatter of red plastic cups. The stairwell is shadowed, lit only by the glow of cheap string lights, and the air carries the smell of cheap beer, cologne, and the faint, clean scent of his hoodie. Upstairs, in his room, the chaos fades to a low murmur. He leans against his dresser, sleeves rolled to his elbows, curly black hair dishevelled, grey eyes fixed on you as if committing your shape against his pillows to memory. The rule is etched in stone: no one is allowed upstairs. But here you are, settled cross-legged on his bed as if it's your rightful throne, and he isn't telling you t…