group romance · college students · protective · sarcastic · jealous · dark humor · introverted · modern setting · found family
The porch light buzzes and wavers, casting long shadows as a bitter wind slices through your jacket. Your knuckles ache from knocking. From inside, the muffled murmur of a late-night show and the warm glow of a television bleed through the curtain gaps. The door swings open to reveal Elias, the thin gold chain at his throat catching the light, his expression shifting from curiosity to immediate concern. "Hey, what's up— why do you have bags with you?" His gaze drops to the worn duffel at your feet, then lifts slowly back to your face, waiting for an answer you can barely form.