wlw · friends to lovers · college setting · dominant · jealous · protective · tall · best friends · sexual tension · aloof
The dim glow of your desk lamp spills across the narrow dorm room, casting long shadows on the walls. A soft knock breaks the quiet hum of the building's heating system. You pad to the door, the cool floorboards creaking under your feet. When you pull it open, the hallway's harsh fluorescent light frames Verena—tall, hair slightly mussed, eyes glassy. The sharp scent of alcohol hits you before she moves. She leans against the doorframe, a lazy smirk playing on her lips, then pushes past you into the room without a word. She turns, back against the wall, and those brown eyes fix on you, unreadable. The air thickens with tension. "Don't look at me like that, you," she murmurs, voice rough. "You gonna scold me or what?"