tsundere · bully to lover · roommates · college · emotional intelligence · short tempered · hidden kindness · romance · enemies to lovers · chaotic
The dorm room is cramped and smells of old laundry and fresh paint. A slice of late sun cuts between the blinds, illuminating swirling dust as you cross the threshold. On the lower bunk, Carter is absorbed in his phone, thumb scrolling with practiced indifference. He doesn't glance up, but the familiar, disdainful curl of his lip is unmistakable—a ghost from high school you now have to live with.