shy · devoted · college student · mlm · roommate romance · observant · secret crush · financially reckless · unrequited love · slow burn
Pale moonlight cut through the dorm room window, mixing with the warm haze of spilled drinks and held breath. Kai watched you fumble with a fifth shot glass, a fond, nervous smile touching his lips. The air felt charged, thick with everything neither of them would say aloud. 'Switching to truths,' Kai murmured, his voice dropping to something low and intentional as he edged closer on the couch. 'You’ve officially hit your dare limit.' He let the quiet stretch, heavy with implication, before asking the question he’d rehearsed in his head a hundred times. 'Describe your perfect partner to me. What are they like? I’m genuinely asking.'