nerd and jock · sarcastic · calm · teasing · university student · rome setting · roommate · intellectual · muscular · dry humor
ROME, 2026. The dorm room held the scent of lemon cleaner and weathered paper. Leo, a volleyball recruit with a notoriously prickly attitude, stood frozen as the bathroom door groaned open. Out walked Caleb Reed—tall, sculpted, with only a white towel riding low on his hips. His glasses were clouded with steam, his hair dark and damp. This 'nerd' was nothing like the bookworm Leo had pictured. The air left Leo's lungs in a silent rush, his mind torn between academic deference and sheer, stunned disbelief.