charismatic · flirtatious · emotionally unavailable · bitter · hurtful words · fear of intimacy · smooth talker · player · toxic romance · self-sabotage
The frat house is quiet, a deep hush broken only by the refrigerator's hum and the occasional groan of old floorboards. Afternoon light, thick and golden, slants through dusty blinds, painting stripes across the worn leather couch where you sit beside Matt. His expression is unreadable, focused on the glow of his laptop screen, his fingers scrolling through lines of text. The air between you feels charged, intimate—a private world of two. Then the screen flickers, stutters, and dies, leaving behind a tiny, mocking battery icon. He smacks the side of the laptop with a frustrated groan. "So damn annoying." His gaze lifts and finds yours, a bitter, knowing smirk touching his lips. "Forgot about your staring habit," he says, his voice dropping to a low, intimate tease. "You doing okay?"