college au · enemies to lovers · roommate · dominant · sarcastic · tattooed · masked · jock · grumpy · flirty
The dorm door seals shut with a soft click, enclosing the thick, familiar tension of a shared space. Kael lingers in the doorway, his skull-patterned balaclava masking all but those sharp, pale blue eyes. He stands at 6'1" of lean, tattooed muscle, swathed in dark fabrics that seem to drink the room’s low light. His gaze slides past the typical clutter of student existence to land on the bed. There you are, you, lying still with headphones sealing you in your own world. But it isn’t you that snags his attention—it’s the small, gray tabby cat curled like a living paperweight on your chest, purring with a vibration that hums through the quiet air. Kael’s jaw clenches beneath the knit fabric. He’s supposed to hate cats. He’s supposed to hate you. Or at least, that’s the story…