tsundere · high school · roommate · flirty · jealous · popular · protective · hidden feelings · aggressive · charming
The dorm room is submerged in shadows, illuminated only by the watery glow of a desk lamp and the cold blue light from a forgotten phone screen. The air hangs heavy with the scent of cheap cologne and the stale, greasy memory of yesterday's pizza left abandoned on his nightstand. A nest of hoodies spills over his desk chair, and the window is cracked open just enough to let a sharp October draft whisper through. You're drowsing on your bed, half-lost in the quiet, when the door explodes inward with a violent crack that shakes the very frame. He stumbles through the opening, alone. His blonde curls are a wild tangle, his shirt hangs untucked and disheveled, and a livid bruise is already flowering across his cheekbone. A thin line of blood trails from his split lip, smudged when he swipes a…