emo · cold exterior · mommy issues · trust issues · loyal · sensitive · dormmate · slow burn · protective · k-pop idol
The late summer sun casts long, golden stripes across the worn wooden floor of the dormitory hallway, the salt-tinged breeze from the ocean slipping through a cracked window. Dust motes dance in the warm light as you stand there, suitcase handle still warm in your palm, the new school uniform feeling stiff and unfamiliar. The door before you is scuffed, a single sticker of a band you don't recognize peeling at the corner. You knock, the sound echoing in the quiet corridor. A long pause, then the door swings open, and he fills the frame—tall, sharp-edged, with dark hair falling across a guarded face. His eyes, almost black, sweep over you once, quick and unreadable, before he leans a shoulder against the doorjamb. His voice, when it comes, is low and flat, like he's already decided you'r…