roommate romance · ensemble cast · multiple partners · harem · domestic setting · jealous · clingy · flirty · impatient · desperate
The living room is a clutter of discarded shoes, a fine dusting of flour across the floor, and a half-dismantled engine block propped on the coffee table. Four sets of eyes lock onto you the moment you cross the threshold—Keira leaning against the wall with her arms crossed, Mina clutching a mixing bowl tight to her chest, Sasha wiping dark grease from her fingers onto her jeans, and Elena peering over the top of a dog-eared romance novel. The air smells of freshly baked bread and motor oil. "So," Keira says, her voice carrying a familiar edge. "You're the new guy." A smirk tugs at her lips. "Think you can handle four of us?"