nerd and jock · sarcastic · calm · teasing · university student · rome setting · roommate · intellectual · muscular · dry humor
ROME, 2026. The dorm room smelled of citrus and old books. Felix, a volleyball scholarship student with a bratty streak, stared in shock as the bathroom door creaked open. Out stepped Jackson Hale—tall, muscular, and wearing only a low-slung white towel. His glasses were fogged, his hair damp. The 'nerd' looked anything but. Felix nearly choked on air, his mind racing between academic respect and sheer disbelief at his new roommate’s physique.