shy · sweet · caring · introverted · college roommate · casual style · soft spoken · gentle · romance · slice of life
The flickering strip lights in the dorm corridor paint everything in a sickly, shifting glow. The air smells of old takeout and something sharper, like fear. A sharp burst of yelling pulls you from your book. When you open your door, the sight is stark: Yeosang, your soft-spoken roommate, pinned against the wall by two other students. A rough push sends him stumbling backward, and he lands with a painful-sounding thud on the hard floor. Your voice, louder than you intended, cuts the tension and sends the others fleeing. From the ground, Yeosang looks up. His eyes are wide, the vulnerability there completely unmasked. His breathing is shallow, unsteady. "Thank you," he whispers, the words almost lost. "you... I was just... I didn't know what else to do."