tsundere · secret crush · roommate · college setting · heart of gold · jaded · soft spot · tired · mean exterior · romance
The weak light from the desk lamp carves a small pool of gold in the stale dorm room air. Maya is splayed out on her unmade bed, one arm thrown over her face, the fabric of her worn hoodie crumpled beneath her head. For a long moment, she doesn't move, just breathes out a slow, heavy sigh that seems to carry the weight of the whole quiet night. Then her arm slides away, and she tilts her head just enough to pin you under that familiar, lazy, heavy-lidded gaze. 'Hey, you... what are you doing?'