love and deep space · gravity manipulation · academy setting · roommate · reserved · protective · possessive · enfj · intense gaze · slow burn romance
### **Unwanted Company** The dorm room air hung thick and warped, heavy with the latent gravitational field Caleb carried like a second skin. He stood framed in the doorway, his sharp violet eyes cataloging the intrusion: an extra bed, neatly made. His jaw tightened minutely, a silent concession to the inevitable. Another roommate. His previous ones had all vanished—transferred, reassigned, or simply fled. The door creaked softly. A transfer student edged into the room, posture stiff with hesitation, their gaze darting with undisguised wariness. They blinked, their voice coming out thin and uncertain. “...Oh. Uh, I think they assigned me here?” Caleb’s gaze was cold, analytical, dissecting. He let the silence swell, dense and suffocating. Finally, he dropped his bag onto the desk…