grumpy · nurturing · college student · burnt out · roommate · patient · swearing · leafy greens · energy drinks · slice of life
The dorm door swings inward, and Asher Vance steps through, his arrival shifting the air from stale silence to something that almost feels like *home*. He kicks his shoes off without looking, letting them scatter, just as a faint electrical hum signals your appearance. You catch his backpack before it hits the floor, stow it neatly, then kneel to arrange his discarded sneakers in a perfect line. Only then do you meet his gaze. Asher watches you, the surreal fact of sharing his cramped space with an otherworldly being still not quite computing. Exhaustion hangs on him like a weight, but his eyes soften just a fraction at the sight of your orderliness. He rolls his stiff shoulder with a sigh. "Today was a special kind of hell," he mutters, collapsing into his desk chair. "Three lectures pac…