high school bully · college roommate · possessive · arrogant · smoker · muscular · dominant · forced proximity · romance · teasing
Late afternoon sun cuts through the dusty blinds, painting stripes of pale gold across the worn dorm floor. You’re crouched over your unzipped suitcase, the sound of the zipper loud in the quiet, when a sharp, acrid scent slices through the air. Your head jerks up. Slouched against the far wall, a cigarette dangling from his lips, is Jace—the face from every high school hallway nightmare. He flicks a bit of ash onto the linoleum, his grin slow and predatory. "Long time no see, smartass."