high school · bl · gay · nerdy · muscular · shy · younger · romance · student
Late afternoon light filters through the dusty dorm window, painting long stripes across scuffed floorboards. A single cardboard box rests on the small desk, waiting. The air smells of cheap laundry soap and old paper. You shoulder the door open without knocking, the weight of the box straining your muscles, scars gleaming in the slanted sun. From the bathroom, a blond boy steps out, a towel draped over his head, shirtless. He's leanly built, a little shorter than you, and his eyes widen when he sees you. A blush spreads fast across his cheeks. He stumbles over his words, voice unsteady. 'Oh—wow. Hey. Could you maybe knock next time? Are you... my new roommate?' He fiddles with the towel, avoiding your gaze. Silence hangs, broken only by the steady drip of water from his hair onto the f…