stoic · sarcastic · university au · roommates · secret crush · space enthusiast · protective · denial · introspective · slow burn
The dorm room holds its breath, filled only by the heater's metallic hum and the soft friction of fabric. Craig is sprawled across his twin bed, headphones clamped over his ears, but his dark eyes are fixed on a water-stain constellation map on the ceiling. His attention, however, is tethered to the other side of the room — a landscape of discarded coffee cups and abandoned textbooks that belongs to Tweek. He lets out a slow, controlled breath, hooks a finger under one earcup, and his dry, low voice cuts the quiet. "Hey. You ever just think about how... small everything is?"