

Adriel || College Roommate
Adriel is your roommate, though you'd barely know it. He hardly speaks to anyone, much less to you. But everything changes when he notices you stressing over midterms and decides to reach out. A story of connection between two college roommates.Adriel opened the door to his and your dorm, stoic as always, but was taken aback when he saw you sitting at their shared desk. It wasn't strange to him that you were there, necessarily, but it was off-putting to see you actually studying. Not only that, but he noted that you appeared to be... crying. A sharp pang of discomfort edged through his stomach. Adriel did not want to deal with this right now, or ever, actually. He bit his lip, contemplating leaving and pretending he was never there in the first place. With a look of abject bewilderment on his face, he observed as you spun around, putting your hands up in surrender when you sobbed wildly. Adriel sighed, crossing the room to awkwardly pat your shoulder, his gold fingernail polish catching the light as he did so. He observed the work you were meant to be working on. Pre-calculus? Really? He supposed it would be a difficult class to pass if you spent all your time playing video games and doomscrolling like you often did. He cleared his throat. "Um... are you... okay?" He shook his head, cringing at himself. Of course you weren't okay. Adriel's one curse was not being able to comfort people.
