Thea

I wake up to the slam of two car doors and rub my eyes. Then realize shit, I'm still wearing makeup. I don't remember leaving the party or how I even got into the car in the first place. My stomach is grumbling loudly too and god I could go for some fries right now.

"You hungry T?" Will asks from the drivers seat right next to me

"I could go for some Mcdonalds right now" I say groggily with a groan

I'm definitely still a little drunk right now and my stomach is sloshing around with only liquid.

Will jumps out of the car and walks around to my side opening the door to help me out.

"Perfect, we can order from Uber eats and hang at my place"

He leans my weight onto him and walks us to his dorm. This is actually the first time I've come to his place so I mentally try to sober myself up out of curiosity.

We walk into his room and it's basically the same outline as my own dorm. The only difference is the lack of decorations and things are kind of just thrown around everywhere. A little messy but not dirty.

"I just realized, I forgot yours and Sienna's hoodie in the car. Are you cold and wanna borrow one of my mine?"

At the mention of the lack of clothes I'm wearing I shiver from the chilly air.

"Yes, please. If you don't mind"

I follow him into his bedroom while he reaches into his closet and tosses me a crewneck with his last name and the number 12 written on the left front side. It smells like clean laundry detergent and I inwardly groan at the comfy cotton on my bare arms and back.

"I always knew you were small but you seem even tinier in my clothes" Will says, then pats his bed for me to sit

"Wanna watch a movie while we wait for our food to arrive?" he asks

"Sure, nothing scary though. I wouldn't be able to sleep." I say while climbing up onto his bed and yawn, then cringe from my nasty jungle juice breath.

"Do you have an extra tooth brush I can use or some mouth wash? I need to get this taste out of my mouth before I gag from my own breath."

Will chuckles and sends me into his bathroom with an extra tooth brush. After 15 minutes of scraping what makeup I can off of me, I climb back onto his bed and try to get comfy while he pulls up an action movie on Netflix.

"The food just got here. I'll be back, you can get under the comforter if you want. Make yourself comfortable." He says while grabbing his keys and heading for the door

I sigh in content. "You're such a great host Will."

"Nothing but the best for you. You can start the movie while I grab the food." He responds with a wink

"Kay!" I yell back while grabbing his laptop. Just as I'm about to get under his comforter I realize that I'm wearing my jeans from the party. I hate wearing outside clothes in my own bed. I just feel like the germs get all over where I sleep. With a shrug I decide to step out of my pants, fold them neatly and place them on the end of the bed. Eh, I doubt he'll care. His crewneck goes down to my knees anyways. Plus, he said to make myself comfortable.

Just as I climb under the covers and start the movie, Will gets back and places the food by his side table. My mouth is literally watering for those salty fries right now.

"How much do I owe you?"

"Don't worry about it." He responds while grabbing some clothes and heading to the bathroom

He comes back in dressed in grey joggers and a white tshirt, different from his party clothes from earlier.

"Jameson, let me pay for us. You took care of me today and drove. Plus, you barely drank anything"

He looks back up at me and rakes his hand through his hair, making it messy.

"Stop stressing T, you know I can afford it. You can get it next time." I roll my eyes, we both know he fronts the check way more than I do. I need to up my game and buy things for him before he gets to it.

Sliding next to me in his tiny twin bed, we squeeze in leaning against the headboard hip to hip. His soft nike joggers are also pressed to my skin and I'm grateful I decided to remove my pants because this guy is like a built in furnace.

He places our food on our laps while taking his laptop and placing it further down his long legs but centered enough for me to easily see without craning my neck too much. Something about all of this just feels so...domestic.

Like we've done this a ton of times and its like a habit between us. We have watched a movie together a time or two but usually at my place with some space between us on my futon but never so...close together.

I've never actually had a guy friend that I've talked to outside of classes. I guess I was just friendly from guys in my high school but because of my strict parents they would never let me hang out with a guy alone before. They would have a heart attack if they saw me right now. Plus, I'm usually pretty timid around guys. I've always been more comfortable surrounding myself around female friends.

I don't know if this is the usual dynamic between a girl and guy friend but this is something I would do with Vivian or any of my suitemates for that matter. Like I said before, Will has always made me feel safe in my own skin. He wouldn't judge me for anything and not once have I found myself thinking about what I'm going to say around him.

"Did you have fun today?" he asks me looking at me curiously

At this, I laugh. "Yeah, probably too much fun. I didn't realize how loud Sienna and I were being until I thought about it earlier. Not sure if I want to show face in that house ever again."

"You're being dramatic. At least you weren't throwing up on their porch like this other chick we passed by." He snickers

"Oh my god, that happened?? I don't even remember seeing that"

"Chan, you were stuck to my side on the way out. I think you were trying to block out the noise. You said if you hear her retch again it's gonna cause a chain reaction so I covered your ears and led you out as fast as I could."

I bust out into laughter. "Yep, that sounds like me."

We toss all our uneaten food and garbage back into a bag then get more situated onto the bed after Will removes all of it.

"I'm sorry, I can barely focus on this movie. I'm so tired." I yawn out

He gently rubs the back of my head and softly says "Crash here tonight, I don't mind."

At that, I fall asleep perfectly cocooned in all things Will.