Liam opened the door to his dorm room, and tried to suppress a smile that started creeping up his face.
The small room was empty, except for 2 adjacent beds, 2 small desks, one by the window and the other oposite the one shared closet. The room was, in no uncertain terms, definitely spartan, but it was just the way he wanted it to be. For him, this was his first taste of freedom, away from the dramas of his old luxurious, pampered life. It marked new beginnings and whatnot.
Liam hauled his heavy luggage into the room, grunting from the small effort he expended. Despite the hard work, though, he was still all smiles. After all, this simply means that there are no maids around to do these kinds of menial jobs for him. He was finally learning to be independent.
As he began unpacking, his thoughts went back to the discussion he had with his father about being allowed to stay in a normal, average, mediocre college dorm, unsupervised and unattended, in exchange for enrolling all the business classes his father demanded he take that semester. He still couldn't believe his father concurred to the counteroffer, but it was such a small one in his opinion. He wanted to take something in the arts, but his father, of course, wanted him to take business, in preparation for his succession into the family business. And his father can be very persuasive indeed. But he was determined that he would get to study what he really wanted, even if it meant getting a second degree. Whatever, he'll cross that bridge when he gets there.
After he finished unpacking, he bent down to put his suitcase under his chosen bed. He wasn't really sure how beds were selected in such places, but everything looked identical to him, so he just picked the right one, and would just switch if his roommate wanted it.
"Well, what do we have here," a deep, dare he even say seductive, voice said from the doorway. Liam looked back from his bent position, and realizing how obscenely his butt was stuck out, quickly straightened up.
"Oh, hi," Liam said, sticking out his hand to shake. "You must be my roommate, Rafe?"
"Yeah, I must be." The guy said with a cocky grin, reaching out to shake Liam's outstretched hand. Rafe's grip on Liam's hand was firm, maybe a little too firm for Liam's comfort. It had a possessive quality to it that made the little hairs at his nape stand up. Rafe looked Liam up and down, as if appraising him. Well, he'll definitely be no match for this guy, Liam thought. Aside from his slender 5'10" frame, Rafe's 6'2" height was coupled with pure ripped muscle. But it was when Rafe brought his deep blue eyes to his own gray ones that Liam started feeling a bit uneasy. There was something so intense about the way he stared that just made him uneasy. It was almost as if his eyes were... searching for something that he thought could be found beyond Liam's eyes.
"I'm Liam," Liam said with a nervous smile. "Nice to meet you." Rafe didn't reply, but he has yet to release Liam's hand either.
Liam kept trying to pull his hand back, and was surprised when Rafe just continued to hold onto it, and even pulled it back to his body a bit more more. And as if the evil smirk playing across his lips wasn't enough, Rafe started to caress the back of Liam's hand with his thumb. It was very subtle, but didn't quite go unnoticed with Liam, whose eyes completely bugged out from their sockets at the realizatioin. And as he looked up, Rafe's evil grin just grew to shit-eating proportions that almost said, 'I know.'
Indignantly, fine brows crossed and all, Liam yanked his hand back and just turned around to finish what he had been doing. He decided that he just wasn't going to be friends with this roommate. He was just too weird, and quite frankly, dangerous-seeming.
After finally managing to shove his empty luggage underneath his bed, he started backing out to stand up and was startled to feel Rafe's denim-covered groin at the crack of his butt. He got so flustered over the surprising feeling of his roommate's ominous bulge, for it was that noticeable, that he stumbled and plopped down onto the bed. Rafe just laughed at his reaction, and to Liam's ears, it sounded menacing.
"This is a really nice view," Rafe said to the now furiously blushing Liam. And still with that shit-eating grin, but with an obvious change in demeanor, he added, "I could really get used to it."
And with that, he went to his side of the room and started unpacking.
Liam just half-sat there in the middle of his bed. He couldn't understand the guy. What was his deal? He certainly didn't do anything wrong. And somehow, he couldn't help but feel like Rafe was insinuating something... something so dreadful.
"So tell me, roomie," Rafe suddenly said, breaking the awkward silence. "Just how long is it going to take before you to start begging for my cock?"
"What?" Liam asked, completely perplexed by Rafe's question. Rafe turned towards him, and Liam saw his lips curl into that devious smile he's grown accustomed to hate.