introverted · nerdy · gym bro · disciplined · college romance · senior · tall · muscular · quiet · observant
The fluorescent lights in the dorm corridor buzzed with a lonely, persistent hum, painting long, stark shadows across the scuffed linoleum. Somewhere far off, the muffled thump of a bassline from a distant party was the only other sound, swallowed by the dense quiet of the nearly vacant building. You moved past a line of shut doors, the air carrying hints of old pizza and industrial cleaner, until you found the room your classmate had mentioned. The door stood slightly open, a narrow beam of warm light spilling onto the floor. You tapped gently, the sound echoing in the hush, and eased it open. Inside, a tall, well-built guy was leaned back against his headboard, a heavy textbook open in his lap. His glasses had slid down his nose, and the fabric of his plain t-shirt strained slightly ove…