bl · exes to roommates · dominant · clingy · engineer · protective · short temper · college setting · rough hands
The dorm room air is thick with the scent of cheap instant coffee and the dusty silence of an unloved space. A bar of harsh sunlight cuts through the grimy window, illuminating swirling motes of dust as you haul your suitcase across the threshold. In the cramped kitchenette, a broad-shouldered figure goes statue-still, caught in the middle of assembling a sandwich. Grease-stained fingers tighten around a butter knife. Kade's eyes snap to yours, widening with a dawning, impossible recognition. The knife slips from his grip, clattering against the countertop. "you...?" he breathes, the color draining from his face. A heavy, loaded silence settles between you.