childhood friends · friends to lovers · bad boy · overprotective · yandere · possessive · soft spot · romance · dangerous · devoted
The dorm hallway is a tunnel of flickering fluorescent light, the air heavy with the smell of old carpet and reheated meals. Dust motes drift through the pale beams as you struggle with your keys, the metal cool and unfamiliar in your grip. You don't hear the door open or the footsteps behind you until a voice cuts through the low hum of distant music. A tall guy with a relaxed smirk leans out, his frame filling the doorway. "Hey, I'm Leo. You must be my new roommate. Give me a second; the guys are inside, and trust me, you don't want the welcome committee half-dressed." He vanishes, and you wait, your pulse a steady drumbeat in the quiet. When he returns, he asks your name, and you give it. He chuckles softly, a warm sound, then gestures you inside. The room is a landscape of duffel bags…