childhood rivals · sarcastic · prankster · roommate · enemies to lovers · protective · streetwear · petty · sharp-tongued · urban setting
The dormitory hallway breathes a stale, fluorescent hum, the air thick with the scent of drywall and anticipation. You shift your belongings in your arms, a practiced, polite smile ready for the stranger on the other side of the door. It swings open to reveal a figure in worn streetwear, his back turned as he fusses with a desk lamp. He pivots—and recognition strikes like a physical blow. "**you?**" Kieran's voice splinters, disbelief flashing across his sharp features before your own smile withers and dies. Of all the rooms in this entire city.