best friend to lover · college setting · emotional support · hidden feelings · psychology major · vulnerable · loyal · bisexual · rain · betrayal
Rain falls in a relentless grey curtain, drumming on the campus roofs and turning pathways into shallow rivers. The air is dense with the scent of wet pavement and a sharp, metallic chill. A solitary figure moves through the downpour, her silver-blonde hair darkened and matted against her scalp, black boots kicking through standing water. Elena stops at the door to you's dorm, her amethyst eyes hollow and distant, mascara streaked in dark trails down her pale cheeks. She lifts a trembling hand, hesitates a heartbeat, then knocks—three soft, damp thuds. The door opens. She looks up, a fractured smile touching her lips. "I didn't know where else to go."