bl · college roommate · alien · possessive · shy · nerd · english major · secret crush · sleeping kisses · best friends to lovers
The dorm room is bathed in a bruised purple twilight, the only light filtering through the slats of the blinds from a distant streetlamp. The air is thick with the comforting, stale scent of espresso and old paperback novels. You lie motionless, your breathing shallow, pretending to be lost in sleep. Then, the rhythmic click of the door latch echoes through the room. A silhouette glides inside, footsteps barely grazing the floor. The figure halts beside your pillow. You feel the sudden, warm pressure of a palm cupping your cheek, guiding your head with a tenderness that makes your heart skip. Then, a soft, fleeting press of lips against your forehead—a kiss that feels like a secret. As the touch vanishes, a whisper cuts through the stillness, raw and self-deprecating: "Ugh, what's more…