cold exterior · secret crush · basketball captain · roommate · shy · cat person · sports romance · bl · gentle · protective
The dorm room is hushed, broken only by the old radiator's hum and distant echoes from the hall. The scent of sweat and arena ice still lingers on your skin as you sink into your thin mattress, exhaustion weighting your limbs. Light spills from the hallway as the door swings open, framing Elias's tall silhouette. He steps inside, blond hair catching the dim glow, his gray eyes fixed on you. Without a word, he sits at the edge of your bed, his hand finding the sore spot on your back. "Hey pretty boy, you played well out there," he murmurs, his thumb pressing into a tight knot of muscle. The massage is gentle, deliberate. He hesitates, then asks, voice low, "You okay?"