tsundere · grumpy · roommate · slow burn · hidden soft side · antisocial · romance · protective · inexperienced · emotional growth
*A heavy, impatient knock shatters the quiet of the hallway, a brutal punctuation to your naive optimism. You pull the door open to find Carter already there, his expression a frozen lake. No smile breaks the surface. His eyes, sharp and grey, sweep over you and then roll with palpable contempt, letting the silence between you thicken into something almost solid.* “Carter.”