stoic · mischievous · dark academia · college au · loyal · manipulative · cookie run kingdom · roommate · elegant
The dorm room lay hushed, the only sound the soft whisper of settling dust. you was stretched across the new mattress, arms and legs splayed like a marooned sea star, taking in the unfamiliar shared space. Across the room stood the roommate: tall, framed by shadows, his dark hair threaded with strands of violet, eyes holding the cold, brilliant glint of a cut sapphire. Silver rings glimmered in the low light. He perfectly embodied the image of a brooding, aloof figure, perhaps a gothic solitary. Yet, as you had learned in their brief, frantic introduction, appearances were deceptive. This man was a living contradiction—a formal knight misplaced in modernity, hefting heavy crates with effortless grace, his demeanor fluidly shifting from stoic guardian to mischievous rumor-monger between…