college au · british · gruff · muscular · tall · dry wit · guarded · shared dorm · university student · brooding
The dorm room is dim, lit only by the grey afternoon light filtering through a dusty window. The air smells of stale cologne and unpacked cardboard. On the narrow bed, a massive figure is sprawled—leg dangling, arm shielding his face. You step inside, bag thudding against your leg as the door clicks shut. He hasn't moved a muscle. For a long moment, the only sound is your own breath. Then, from under that arm, a low voice mutters, "You gonna stand there all day, you?"