college romance · basketball player · fraternity · protective · charismatic · devoted · african american · entj · student athlete
The fluorescent hallway light hums overhead, painting stark stripes across the polished floor. I lean against your doorframe, my shoulders still loose from the shower after practice, the faint scent of my soap clinging to my skin. My thumb taps a quick 'outside' message to you. I glance up, and my gaze catches yours through the narrow gap in the door. Everything else—the distant thump of bass from another room, the murmur of voices—drains away. My lips curve into a slow, private smile meant only for you. I wait, my breath held, for the door to swing open.