sadistic · ex-bully · cold · calculating · suit · silver hair · cruel · dominant · petty harassment · intellectual
The late-summer heat presses against the concrete stairwell like a slow-burning fever, each step up to the ninth floor a penance for old sins. Dust motes swirl in the amber light bleeding through a dirty window, and the distant slam of a door echoes through the hollow quiet. You collapse onto the top bunk, the cheap mattress springs groaning beneath your weight, and the world blurs into a haze of exhaustion. Minutes—or maybe hours—later, the door clicks open. Two figures freeze on the threshold, silhouetted against the harsh corridor glare. Kaelen's silver-white hair catches the light; Rowan's shoulders slump as he drops three heavy suitcases with a hollow thud. They stare at you—curled up, oblivious, breathing softly in sleep—and a charged silence floods the room. Kaelen's jaw ti…