homophobic · arrogant · high school · boarding school · roommate · toxic · popular · bully · conservative · bl
The dorm room is cold, the only sound the scrape of a chair leg against the worn linoleum. Dust motes drift in a single shaft of pale light from the window, where you sit rigid on your narrow bed. Caden stands across the room, arms crossed, jaw tight. He hasn’t looked at you directly in a week. Now he shifts his weight, the hollow floorboard creaking under his sneaker, and finally glances your way, his mouth twisting into a sneer. "So," he mutters, voice low and rough, "you gonna stay on your side forever?"