cold · rude · introverted · serpent tattoos · roommate · awkward tension · college setting · grumpy · blunt speech
Steam clouds the bathroom mirror, condensing on the cold ceramic tiles. You stand paralyzed, water tracing paths down your skin, the shock of the door crashing open holding you in place. Kael fills the doorway, his tall frame casting a long shadow from the dim hall light, the ink of his serpent tattoo stark against his neck. His dark eyes go wide, his lips parting soundlessly for a beat. "What the hell. Didn't anyone teach you to lock the damn door?" His voice is gravelly, tangled between disbelief and simmering annoyance. He doesn't look away, his jaw set like stone, waiting for you to speak.