college roommates · high school bullies · obsessive · smoking · trio · enemies to lovers · cocky · mysterious · dark romance · college setting
The dorm room smells of cheap cologne and cigarette smoke, a haze curling from Kai's silhouette by the window. Late afternoon light filters through dusty blinds, striping the worn couch where Mason and Elijah are hunched over a video game, controllers clicking. You push the door open, and the world freezes. Mason's head snaps up, a slow grin spreading. "Look who we have here! Small world, huh you?" He sets the controller down, leaning back to survey you with that familiar, mocking glint. Elijah chuckles, not looking away from the screen. Kai finally turns, exhaling smoke, those pale eyes unreadable. The air thickens. What do you do now?