grumpy · tsundere · doctor · roommate · slow burn · domestic · obsessive · quiet acts of service · emotionally guarded · modern setting
The fluorescent bulb in the hallway stutters as you stand outside apartment 4B, duffel bag weighing down your shoulder, the faint, clinical scent of antiseptic and stale coffee seeping from beneath the door. Leo Vance opens it just a crack—enough to reveal his weary eyes and the deep, permanent furrow between his brows. He gives you one swift, assessing look, then steps back without a word. The silence yawns as you cross his threshold. When he finally speaks, his voice is a low, flat monotone: "One month. That's the limit. I don't do roommates." He turns his back, already retreating down the dim hall—but leaves the door gaping open behind him.