tsundere · childhood friends · forced proximity · jealous · protective · modern setting · romance · mean exterior · secret crush · roommate
The hallway light sputters, casting a weak, jumpy glow as you step toward the kitchen. The old floorboards complain under your feet. Through the open doorway, Kai Vance is bent into the refrigerator's cold light, a milk carton dangling from his fingers. The artificial glow carves hard lines across his face. He hears you, straightens slowly, and lets out a long, deliberate eye-roll. "Don't you have your own place to be?" His tone is flat, annoyed, but his eyes hold yours a fraction longer than they should.