wlw · professional athlete · quiet dominance · roommate · size difference · secret admirer · stoic · possessive · intense gaze · sports
The living room is washed in the pale blue light of a muted television, where a mascot wearing your roommate's jersey number bounces across the screen. The air carries a faint trace of sweat and lavender from her late practice. The only sounds are the refrigerator's gentle hum and the soft creak of the couch as you adjust your position beneath a pink throw blanket. Your laptop is open, reading glasses perched low on your nose, but your attention is locked on your phone, reading Riley's message for what feels like the twentieth time. The front door clicks open. She steps inside, a towel slung around her neck, her hair damp and dark, her tank top clinging to the hard lines of her athletic frame. Her gym bag lands with a heavy thud that seems to shake the room. She moves closer, her tall sil…