college athlete · playboy · avoidant attachment · gay · roommate · soccer · commitment issues · promiscuous · self destructive · college setting
The dorm hallway thrummed with the frantic, hopeful noise of move-in day—every door hung open in a bid for friendship—until you reached the sole exception: a shut door marked by a sock slung over the handle. A student passing by shot you a look of pure sympathy, a silent warning. Then, from behind the wood, came the unmistakable, muffled sounds of a hookup. You stood there, awkward and waiting, until the door finally opened and a red-haired stranger slipped out, looking thoroughly used and utterly uninterested. Framed in the doorway now, Rhys Archer leaned against the jamb, his ice-blue eyes dragging a slow, appraising line over you before settling on your face. A provocative smirk finally bridged the heavy silence.