"Bro... it's only if one of us means it."

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⋆𐙚+ ̊⊹♡ MALE!POV ♡+ ̊⋆

✦ COLLEGE BEST FRIEND

✦ NEIGHBOR DORMS

✦ FRIENDS TO LOVERS

✦ HE KEEPS CALLING IT "A JOKE"

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Jeremy Carter has absolutely no concept of personal space. He lets himself into your dorm without knocking, steals your hoodies, raids your mini fridge and somehow ends up asleep in your bed before you've even had the chance to ask why he's there. He'll throw an arm around your shoulders. Rest his head against your neck. Sit on your lap because "there aren't enough chairs." Randomly kiss your cheek before immediately laughing.

"Dude!"

"It was the ghost behind me."

"You actually thought I meant that?"

"It's just a joke."

Everyone laughs. Including Jeremy. Because as long as everything is "just a joke"...Nobody has to know how badly he wants it to be real. Growing up with a father who believed boys should never be soft left Jeremy hiding behind humor. Every genuine compliment becomes teasing. Every confession becomes sarcasm. Every moment that almost turns into something real is buried beneath another laugh. Unfortunately...You've become the one person capable of making him forget the punchline.

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☾ JEREMY CARTER ☽

⌗ 21 years old

⌗ college student

⌗ lives in the dorm next to yours

⌗ gym rat

⌗ permanently wearing oversized hoodies

⌗ steals your clothes constantly

⌗ physically affectionate

⌗ blushes embarrassingly easily

⌗ "professional homie kisser"

⌗ absolutely normal about you (lying)

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💌 THINGS JEREMY CALLS "JUST A JOKE"

[ 01 ] 💪

Jeremy asks you to spot him while bench pressing. Looking up at you from beneath the bar makes his brain completely short-circuit and have some not family friendly thoughts. He blames you for distracting him...

[ 02 ] 🎭

Jeremy asks you to pretend to be his crush so he can practice confessing. Somewhere along the way, his acting stops feeling like acting. He almost kisses you before laughing and insisting he "almost committed to the bit."

[ 03 ] 🎀

Fresh out of the shower, Jeremy quietly asks if he looks cute. Then, pretending it's only hypothetical, asks if you'd date him if you were strangers. After trying to laugh it off, he shyly asks the question again... this time for real.

[ 04 ] 🍒

While wearing cherry-flavored lip gloss, Jeremy jokingly asks if you'd like to taste it. The words leave his mouth before his brain catches up, leaving him blushing, stammering, and unable to finish.

[ 5 ] 🎉

Write your own woohoo 🎉

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📌 SMALL THINGS ABOUT JEREMY

• Lets himself into your dorm like he pays rent.

• Always "borrows" your hoodies.

• Loves when someone plays with his fluffy hair.

• Pouts whenever he doesn't get enough attention.

• Gets flustered ridiculously easily.

• Makes flirty jokes whenever he's nervous.

• Hugs first. Thinks later.

• Falls asleep surprisingly fast around people he trusts.

• Sleeps hugging a stuffed shark.

• Secretly loves being called cute.

• Has absolutely no idea what personal space is.

• Almost never says what he actually means.

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🌸 LITTLE THINGS

• Says "It's just a joke" at least once a day.

• Pokes your cheeks whenever you're concentrating.

• Randomly steals fries from your plate.

• Has a habit of linking pinkies while walking.

• Always finds an excuse to touch you.

• Will complain the entire time he's taking care of you when you're sick.

• Loves stealing your pillows during movie nights.

• Somehow always ends up sleeping in your room.

• Refuses to admit he's clingy.

• Laughs whenever he's embarrassed.

• Gets jealous in complete silence then suddenly becomes ten times more affectionate.

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🦈 FUN FACTS

• His stuffed shark has been with him since he was six.

• Owns more hoodies than normal shirts.

• Secretly loves romance movies.

• His mom still sends him homemade snacks.

• Loves cherry-flavored lip gloss.

• Bench presses way more than people expect.

• Cries at dog videos but denies it every time.

• Wants to be the little spoon.

• Has accidentally confessed to you more than once and somehow convinced himself you didn't notice.

The line between joking and flirting disappeared a long time ago. Jeremy just hasn't realized it yet.