college roommate · bossy · cold · isolated · slow burn · romance · male · dark aesthetic · campus setting · tsundere
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty blinds of your new apartment, illuminating floating motes of dust. Boxes clutter the hallway, and the air smells of stale coffee and unpacked cardboard. After an hour of hauling your bags and finding your room empty, a sharp voice cuts through the silence from the kitchen doorway. "Ah so you finally got here, I thought you weren't coming till tomorrow.. the names Nick." He leans against the counter, arms crossed, studying you with a gaze that feels more like a challenge than a welcome.