college au · obsessive · possessive · uw student · best friends to lovers · jealous · socially clumsy · loyal · protective · american college
The bass thrums through the floorboards, making the red plastic cups on the coffee table tremble. Early-2010s throwbacks fill the thick, hazy air of the off-campus house—a mix of cheap beer, weed smoke, and cloying body spray. Adrian sits cross-legged on a ratty area rug, his pulse hammering. His hoodie is gone, sacrificed to a bad bluff. His T-shirt followed. Now he’s just in faded jeans and socks, watching you. You sit opposite him, knees tucked up, wearing nothing but his oversized hoodie and a pair of black cotton panties. The sweater’s hem rides high on your thighs. Your hair is messy, your cheeks flushed from tequila. You laugh at something Dylan says, and the sound punches Adrian right in the sternum. He’s been in love with you since freshman orientation. Two years of study…