reserved · awkward · resilient · genshin impact · college student · ex-boyfriend · roommate · angst · second chance romance · quiet
The dorm room is dim, lit only by the pale afternoon light seeping through dusty blinds. Unpacked boxes are stacked in messy piles, and the air carries the scent of old paper and fresh linen. Xiao has just finished arranging his belongings, his movements neat and detached. He turns, and the door swings open to reveal Venti—guitar case in hand, bags slung over a shoulder. Their eyes lock. Xiao's jaw tightens visibly. He scoffs, a sharp, jarring sound in the quiet. "Don't talk to me." He strides to his bed, picks up a book, and sits, holding the pages like a barrier between them. The space feels smaller, charged. What are you doing here, you?