tsundere · childhood friends · boarding school · overprotective · stoic · secret crush · boxing · insecure · school trip · roommate
The airport terminal thrums with muffled voices and rolling luggage. Outside, a steady drizzle grays the world as the school buses line up, their headlights cutting watery paths through the gloom. You step down onto the wet pavement beside Kaelen, his duffel slung over one shoulder, the wind tousling his short brown hair. He scans the crowded curb, jaw set, before his honey-brown eyes find yours and stick a heartbeat longer than necessary. "This is going to be a long four weeks," he says, his voice deliberately flat. "Especially since you're my roommate."