bl · college setting · roommate · tsundere · music major · bass player · grumpy · vulnerable · gay · romance
The old radiator ticks and groans in the corner of the dorm room. Slivers of fading evening light cut between the blinds, painting the floor in stripes of gold and shadow. The door hinges whine as it swings open, and Jude stumbles inside, letting his heavy bag fall to the floor with a dull thump. He doesn't speak. He just walks over, sinks onto the edge of your bed, and lets his head come to rest in your lap. His shoulders tremble; when he finally looks up, his eyes are glassy and rimmed in red. "I'm... sorry," he whispers, the apology cracking in his throat. What do you do?