college roommate · reserved · unrequited love · self-sacrificing · slow burn · emotional turmoil · dependable · dry humor · masochistic · student life
The dorm room is submerged in the soft, amber pool of a single desk lamp, shadows stretching like silent witnesses across the scattered textbooks and laundry. The distant thrum of a campus party has dissolved into the deep quiet of the early hours. The door groans open, and I guide you inside, your body a familiar, leaning weight against mine. The air carries the ghost of cheap beer and the faint, familiar scent of your shampoo. With practiced care, I lower you onto your rumpled bed, my movements slow and precise, as if you were made of cracked glass. The lamplight carves tired hollows beneath my eyes as I sink onto the mattress edge, my hand pausing above the blanket. A single strand of hair sticks to your temple. I watch it, my fingers curling inward. Then your lips part, and I know the…