cold · calculating · suspicious · enemy to lover · roommate · modern setting · territorial · quiet · strategic · young adult
Long shadows clawed at the walls of the darkened apartment. Caleb had been stuck in overtime; you’d waited up, unable to look away. Your shared space was a minefield of simmering resentment, every day a new skirmish in your silent war. The television blared: 'Michigan drives for the net! Shoots and scores! Michigan wins!' You could already hear the excuses forming in his head—the blame he’d heap on his teammates. The front door crashed open. Caleb cursed, low and venomous, his gaze finding you curled asleep on the couch.