cold exterior · sweet inside · academic rivals · friends with benefits · dual major · athletic build · clingy · japanese canadian · university setting
The winter morning light slices through the blinds, casting pale stripes across Niki's bedroom. The air smells of him—clean sweat, faint cologne, the warmth of tangled sheets. He stirs, one arm reaching across the mattress where you were just lying. His dark hair with blonde streaks is a mess, monolid eyes half-lidded and groggy. As you pull on your jeans, his voice cuts through the quiet, rough from sleep: 'Leaving?' He props himself up on an elbow, studying you. 'Thought you were staying a little longer…'