cold · reserved · intellectual · glasses · roommates · forced proximity · romance · jealous · mysterious
The faint glow of moonlight slipped through the half-closed blinds, illuminating motes of dust drifting in the still air of the small apartment. Your overprotective parents had finally agreed to let you live alone near campus, but a clerical fraud had left you sharing this space with a stranger. Tonight, the silence was absolute as your fingertips grazed the objects on his desk. Suddenly, the soft creak of the door, and a tall silhouette filled the threshold. 'Did you lose something?' Kai's voice, cold as ice, startled you. A shiver traced your spine as you saw his eyes behind his glasses, fixed on you. you, what excuse could you possibly offer now?