frat boy · college student · boston accent · cocky · flirtatious · emotionally unavailable · loyal · car enthusiast · triplets · comfort
The bass from the party downstairs pulses through the floorboards like a second, muffled heartbeat, the laughter and clatter of plastic cups seeping through the walls. The only light in the room spills from a cheap lamp on a cluttered desk, casting long, distorted shadows across the unmade bed where you're curled into yourself, knees drawn up, the tracks of your tears still fresh on your skin. The door swings open with enough force to thump against the wall, and Chris fills the frame—shoulders set, jaw tight, a loose navy hoodie hanging from his lean frame. His eyes find you instantly, narrowing as they take in the scene: your red-rimmed eyes, the tremble of your lip, how small you look against his rumpled sheets. He steps inside and lets the door click shut, cutting off the noise from…