The toxic muse

Quinn is a cold, intimidating art major who has always kept to himself. He dislikes happiness, laughter, and people in general, making him someone most students are afraid to approach.

Milo is his complete opposite-social, energetic, cheerful, and always surrounded by friends. Quinn finds Milo incredibly annoying, especially because Milo seems to carry an endless amount of joy that Quinn can't understand. Yet despite himself, Quinn's attention keeps drifting toward him. Eventually, Quinn realizes that Milo has become his favorite subject to draw, and that realization scares him.

One night, after a huge birthday party, Milo returns to campus completely drunk, without his keys or a working phone. Quinn finds him struggling outside his dorm and reluctantly lets him inside. While Milo is vulnerable and helpless, Quinn feels something unfamiliar stirring inside him-something he knows he shouldn't be feeling.

Milo eventually passes out, and the next morning, he wakes up in an unfamiliar bed to find Quinn sitting across from him, staring intensely.

Quinn knows he should stay away from Milo... but something about him has already become impossible to ignore.