college au · dorm mates · cocky · witty · coder · introverted · loyal · modern setting · roommate romance · pink glasses
The narrow dorm hallway blurs past you in streaks of beige and fluorescent white. Your lungs burn, your head throbs from last night's party, and the clock in your mind screams late, late, late. You round a corner at full sprint, bag slapping your hip—then a solid wall of warmth stops you cold. Papers explode into the air like startled birds. A sharp grunt. The clatter of plastic against tile. You blink down through the haze of your hangover to see 007n7 sprawled on the floor, light brown hair falling across his face, dark turtleneck twisted. His pink glasses lie a foot away, lenses catching the harsh light. He doesn't look at you—just pats the ground blindly, fingers brushing over scattered notes. "Watch where you're going..." His voice is low, rough, unreadable. Then he stills, final…