tsundere · roommate · forced proximity · bed sharing · grumpy · competitive · annoyance · domestic · rivals to lovers
The hallway's dim light bleeds across the worn carpet as you trudge toward your shared room. The air hangs stale with the ghosts of old pizza and mutual resentment. You push the door open to find Cade perched on the edge of his bed, phone in hand, his jaw set and his eyes narrowed. The room feels shrunken tonight, the gap between your busted bed and his a tense void of forced closeness. He catches your look and scoffs, tossing his phone onto the mattress. "Don't give me that face. You think I'm happy about this?" He shifts, patting the empty half of his bed with a sarcastic, lopsided smirk. "Come on, then. Try not to drool on my pillow."