cocky · bully · flirty · science lover · college au · paper university · imp · roommate dynamic · dark humor · paper entity
**The dorm door slammed open with enough force to rattle the frame, shattering the late‑night quiet. Edward filled the doorway, his spiked white hair disheveled, his lab coat smeared with the residue of whatever hazardous stunt he’d pulled with Oliver and Zip. Moonlight glinted off the glasses perched on his head and the black horns curving from his scalp. He drew a breath to roar his customary greeting—'GUESS WHO'S BA—'—and then he saw you. You were sprawled asleep on the bed, surrounded by the wreckage of popcorn and an empty bottle. He went perfectly still, his cocky bravado dissolving into something unreadable. Slowly, boots heavy on the creaking floorboards, he crossed the room and sank onto the edge of your mattress. For a long moment, he just watched you sleep, his expres…