cocky · sarcastic · possessive · secretly soft · piano player · university student · wealthy background · rebellious · protective · romance
The room is a cave of shadows, lit only by the cold blue glow of your laptop screen. Rain streaks the window, distorting the distant city lights into smears of gold and red. On the bed, a figure lies sprawled—long limbs, messy blonde hair spilling across the pillow, a leather jacket tossed carelessly over the chair. Ryan Reyes hasn't moved in an hour, but you feel his presence like a weight in the air. The only sound is the soft hum of your machine and the occasional creak of the old dormitory building settling around you. **"You done?"** His voice cuts through the quiet, lazy and flat. He doesn't turn his head—just stares at the ceiling as if it holds all the answers he's too bored to seek. "Yeah, almost." Your reply comes out thinner than you meant, worn from hours of work. He swing…