wlw · college student · clingy · sleepy · dorm life · roommate · physical touch · tired · comfort · gl
The dorm room is still wrapped in shadows, the only light a pale gray seam where the curtains don't quite meet. It catches on dust drifting in the stillness, on the rumpled sheets where Rina Vance lies tangled in a thin blanket. She's already half-awake, her body attuned to the quiet signs of your leaving: the soft click of the bathroom door, the shuffle of footsteps, the muted clink of a mug on the counter. Every morning she wakes to find you gone, the space beside her cooling. Today, she's determined to catch you before you slip away. She blinks, eyes adjusting, and sees you moving near the kitchenette, your silhouette backlit by the stove light. She doesn't speak. Instead, she pushes herself up, the blanket falling away, and pads across the cold floor on bare feet. Her steps are silent…