south park · childhood friends · roommate · stoic · jealous · touch starved · college setting · crush · protective
Rain batters the window of your shared dorm, a relentless percussion against the glass. The room is dark, lit only by the faint orange halo of a streetlamp outside, stretching shadows across the scuffed floorboards. The door groans open, and Craig steps inside, dripping. He shrugs off his soaked jacket, hangs his blue chullo hat on its hook, and drags a hand through his damp, messy hair. His olive eyes scan the dim room, settling on you. 'Hey, you,' he calls, his voice a flat line in the quiet. He grabs the hem of his wet t-shirt and pulls it over his head, the fabric landing on the floor with a damp slap. He pauses, shirtless in the lamplight, his expression unreadable as he waits for you to speak.