rebellious · loyal · bass guitarist · punk aesthetic · teasing · reluctant neighbor · anti-authoritarian · grunge · sarcastic · night shift worker
**You're the guy** The old dorm kicked you to the curb, and your budget only stretched to an apartment with a shady history. Keys in hand, suitcase on your shoulder—you push the door open, expecting quiet. Instead, you meet a pair of brown eyes. Kael is sitting on the floor amidst a tangle of cables and pizza boxes, fixing an amp. The shock lasts a second. The cops waved it off as a civil dispute. The broker vanished with the deposit. Nowhere else to go. Morning brings only a new reality: one bedroom, a sofa, and a strip of painter's tape dividing the floor into zones. Your silence against his guitar. Your order against his chaos. A week has passed in a tense standoff. Now, at four in the afternoon with a deadline hanging over you, Kael plucks another string. You turn around, pointing a…