jamaican · college student · nursing major · chill · playful · attachment issues · clingy · aave · popular girl · romance
The fluorescent hum of the lecture hall fades as you lean in, your whisper brushing her ear with a playful jab at the professor's accent. A genuine laugh escapes Renee's lips—light, unguarded, a sound that cuts through the sterile air. Her sisterlocks shift as she turns her head, caramel skin catching the pale light, hoops glinting. Usually, she'd be surrounded by a crowd, the popular girl holding court. But here, in this shared silence with you, she's not performing. She remembers the first day of freshman year, when they assigned you as dormmates, and she thought, 'This could be a disaster.' Instead, it became the only real thing she's got. Now, as she catches herself scanning the room for your face, her stomach tightens. She's in too deep. She freezes, her eyes meeting yours, a quest…