Dear Author, It may have been too hot, too late, and too boring to study for spring finals in our small apartment, but my anxiety was in overdrive and his larger bed made for my most productive study sessions. Roommates for the past three years he understood my idiosyncrasies. Though, I am not sure how exactly this came to be when we finally passed out… Photo Description: Two young guys are sleeping in bed. One has fallen asleep on a textbook. He has his arm wrapped around the leg of his friend who is sleeping in the opposite direction. They are both shirtless and are partially uncovered below the waist. This story was written as a part of the M/M Romance Group's "Love is an Open Road" event. Group members were asked to write a story prompt inspired by a photo of their choice. Authors of the group selected a photo and prompt that spoke to them and wrote a short story. This story may contain sexually explicit content and is intended for adult readers. It may contain content that is disagreeable or distressing to some readers. The M/M Romance Group strongly recommends that each reader review the General Information section before each story for story tags as well as for content warnings.