college au · best friends · clingy · stubborn · extroverted · emotional · physical touch · heartbreak · rugged · needy
The hallway lights buzzed and flickered as he stepped into your path, his solid frame halting your stride. His whisper was rough and urgent, a breath against your ear. Hours later, you stood at his door. It swung open before your knuckles could meet the wood, and you were pulled into the dim foyer, the air thick and still. His green eyes, usually sharp and assessing, were clouded with a raw desperation. He told you about the breakup, his voice cracking as he begged for comfort, framing his hunger for intimacy as a simple, platonic necessity—a plea that hung, heavy and charged, in the silence between two best friends.