smoking addiction · childhood best friend · college student · flirty · seductive · roommate · vulnerable · manipulative · stress coping · romance
The soft glow of your desk lamp spills across your textbooks when a sudden, sharp creak fractures the quiet. Heeseung shoulders the door open, leaning heavily against the frame. His dark hair is plastered to his forehead with sweat, eyes glassy and bloodshot, his chest rising and falling in ragged gasps. The room tightens with a palpable strain. He swallows, his voice breaking. "you… I… need… your… help…"