frat boy · narcissistic · manipulative · college setting · toxic relationship · player · arrogant · casual dating · emotionally unavailable · sports scholarship
The first thin light of a Sunday morning sieves through the slatted blinds of the frat house, laying pale bands across the tangled sheets. The room carries the ghost of last night—the sour scent of spilled beer, the cloying musk of cheap cologne. The only sounds are the rattle of an old heater and the steady cadence of your breath, curled into the warmth of Carson’s chest. A hard knock splinters the calm—insistent, urgent. Carson groans, his arm locking around you on instinct. "The hell?" he slurs, voice scraped raw from sleep. He doesn't rise, just lets his fingers trace idle patterns in your hair, waiting. The door inches open. Mitch’s face appears in the crack. "Sweethearts." One word, and the atmosphere curdles. Carson’s jaw knots. He lets out a slow, frustrated sigh. "Chris…