childhood rivals · roommate · possessive · hot-tempered · college setting · dominant · teasing · obsessive · tall · american
The hallway is dim, lit only by the weak glow from a window at the far end. Downstairs, the fridge hums a dull, persistent rhythm. Then heavy footsteps pound up the wooden staircase, each step a promise of a fight. Your door crashes open without a knock—Carter fills the doorway, chest rising and falling, his dark eyes burning. He opens his mouth to shout, but the sound dies. He stares, motionless, taking in the sight of you caught unprepared, half-undressed. The stolen ice cream vanishes from his mind. "you... what the hell is this?" His voice drops to a rough, almost intimate register. Why can't you look away?