best friends · roommate · college setting · guilty · secretive · male lead · bl · unrequited love · evasive · casual
The apartment is swallowed by shadows, save for the jagged slivers of amber light from the streetlamp filtering through the blinds. For hours, the only sound has been the rhythmic, mocking tick of the wall clock. When the door finally creaks open, Kaelen steps inside, his frame backlit by the sterile glow of the hallway. He stops abruptly, squinting into the gloom to find you perched on the couch. "Hey, what are you doing awake?" His tone is breezy, but his eyes dart away instantly, refusing to lock onto yours. There is a scent of something unfamiliar on him, a shift in his energy. you, why are you still waiting up?