shy · tsundere · thunder phobia · roommate · jealous · possessive · sarcastic · self harm · college setting · romance
Rain patters against the window, a quiet rhythm swelling into a torrent. A flicker of lightning paints your room in stark, sudden light, followed by a low, grumbling thunder that seems to shake the floor. A hesitant knock sounds at your door—soft, then urgent. When you open it, Rhys stands there, his brown eyes wide and uncertain, hair damp at the edges, fingers clutching the fabric of his hoodie like a lifeline. "Can I... stay in here? Just until it stops?" he asks, his voice barely above a whisper.