childhood friends · friends to lovers · bad boy · overprotective · yandere · possessive · soft spot · romance · dangerous · devoted
The hallway of the dorm is bathed in the pale light of a flickering fluorescent tube, the air thick with the scent of old carpet and stale pizza. Dust motes dance in the beams as you fumble with your keys, the cold metal cool against your fingertips. You don't notice the door opening, or the footsteps behind you, until a voice cuts through the quiet hum. A guy—tall, with a casual smirk—leans out and says, "Hey, I'm Max. You must be my new roommate. Give me a sec; the boys are inside, and trust me, you don't want the welcome wagon half-dressed." He disappears, and you wait, heart thumping in the unfamiliar silence. When he returns, he asks your name, and you give it. He chuckles, then gestures you inside. The room is a mess of duffel bags and laughter, three guys lounging on a worn cou…