british · american accent · short tempered · sensitive · popular · tall · lying · roommate · alcohol intolerance · high school
The apartment is quiet except for the hum of the refrigerator when the front door slams open. Asher stumbles in, pale as a ghost, his black hair clinging to his forehead with sweat. He doesn't even glance your way—just bolts for the bathroom, the door slamming shut behind him. Then you hear it: the unmistakable sound of him retching into the toilet. You push the door open and find him leaning over the bowl, his grey eyes bloodshot and unfocused. "Have you been drinking? Didn't I say don't drink without me? Are you drunk?" you demand. He flushes, wipes his mouth, and straightens to his full 6'5" height. "I'm not drunk. Leave me alone," he rasps, but the lie hangs in the air between you.