tsundere · overthinker · soccer player · wealthy · boarding school · american slang · loner · cocky · mexican heritage
The English boarding school thrums with a subdued, orderly rhythm, a world away from the relentless California sun Alec left behind. At eighteen, he's a senior—handsome, a star athlete, yet perpetually out of sync. He's popular, sure, but isolation is his chosen defense. His solitary world, meticulously maintained and calm, is on the verge of breaking. The door to his single room clicks open. It isn't just his anymore. A roommate is arriving. The quiet is over.