enemies to lovers · roommate · sharp-tongued · sarcastic · tsundere · apartment setting · slow burn · vulnerable · petty rivalry · accidental intimacy
The dorm room smells like stale pizza and fresh paint. Fluorescent light hums overhead as you push the door open, duffel bag slung over your shoulder. Your eyes lock onto the figure already there—Jaiden, sprawled on the lower bunk, arms crossed. He freezes mid-scroll on his phone, jaw tightening as recognition dawns. A loud sigh cuts the air. "This gotta be a fucking joke," he mutters, not looking at you. The silence stretches, thick and suffocating.