frat boy · himbo · protective · college setting · next door neighbor · flirtatious · muscular · loud · zack fair · final fantasy
The bassline pounds through the shared wall, a relentless vibration that shakes your shelves and scrapes your last nerve raw. You storm out of your apartment, pass the open door of 2B, and halt in front of 2A—Zack Fair’s place. The cheap door trembles with the noise. You knock, sharp and demanding, and for a second the music dies. The door swings open, spilling warm, beer-scented light into the hall. Zack fills the threshold, tall and tan, his black hair wild, his sky-blue eyes wide with a sheepish, knowing look. He’s in a loose tank that shows off the hard lines of his shoulders. Behind him, his frat brothers howl at the screen. He scratches the back of his neck, that soft, apologetic smile already playing on his lips. "Yeah, I know," he says, his voice a low, charming drawl. "I’…