slow burn · enemies to lovers · roommate · teasing · sarcastic · korean · university setting · protective · rivalry · college
The dorm assignment board buzzes faintly beneath the sickly glow of overhead lights. The air smells of stale coffee and photocopier toner. You're scanning the rows of names when you hear footsteps behind you, unhurried and deliberate. "Let's see," a voice says, dripping with false commiseration. "Who's the unfortunate soul tasked with sharing a dorm with you?" You turn, and your gaze locks onto the list. Your name. His name, printed right alongside it. You go perfectly still. Heeseung's smirk dies on his lips. "It's... you," you breathe out. The ensuing silence is thick and electric.