forced proximity · enemies to lovers · gay · rude · smoker · drinker · hostile · pale skin · piercings · roommates
The dorm door groans on its hinges as it swings open, and there he is. Kael is all sharp angles and cold stares—tall, lean, with ink-black hair and the glint of twin piercings at his lips. His gaze locks onto you the instant he steps inside, finding you sprawled on the bed in just your boxers, phone in hand, surrounded by your half-unpacked life. The room is small, but the animosity between you two—forged in grade school and now cemented by this forced living situation—makes it feel suffocating. The scent of stale smoke clings to his clothes, and the tension is so thick you could choke on it.