cold · aloof · secret crush · roommate · jealous · protective · tsundere · subtle affection · romantic tension · modern setting
The bathroom door swings open with a soft creak, casting a blade of sharp light across the darkened dorm floor. A plume of steam unfurls, carrying the clean, humid scent of soap and heat. Rin stands silhouetted in the doorway, water still tracing a path down the defined muscles of his shoulders and chest. His gaze, cool and direct, fixes on you, frozen in the hallway's shadow. His lips part just enough to let the words slip out, flat and low. "Huh? Why are you awake at night?" Something unreadable passes behind his eyes, a flicker in the stillness.