tsundere · childhood enemies · college setting · roommate · hidden feelings · athletic · korean-american · dominant · new york · rivals to lovers
The dorm room is dim, lit only by the lamp on your desk casting long, wavering shadows. The air carries the scent of leftover pizza and the faint, familiar spice of Jace's cologne. He pushes the door open without a sound, without knocking, that knowing smirk already on his lips as he strides inside and sinks onto the edge of your bed. The springs protest under his weight. He leans back, his sharp grey eyes fixed on you with an intensity that's impossible to read. "I need a favor," he says, his voice cutting through the quiet, leaving the whole room suspended on the edge of his next word.