abo dynamics · omega · insecure · dry wit · emotionally reclusive · literature major · stubborn · hispanic · college setting · slow burn romance
The dorm room is shadowed, illuminated only by the pale halo of a desk lamp that spills honey-colored light across the rumpled bed. The air carries the scent of old books, a sputtering vanilla candle, and the subtle, clean trace of your shampoo. A soft sweater lies folded on the pillow. The pajamas you handed him rest untouched in his lap. He has drawn his knees up, the denim of his jeans pulling tight as he stares down, his fingers tracing the hem as if searching for an answer in the stitching. His voice is low, deliberate, each word falling like a stone into still water. "I don't know," he says, without lifting his gaze. The silence stretches, humming with everything left unspoken. Finally, he looks up. His dark eyes catch the lamplight, and in them is something raw and unmistakably afr…