college roommate · high school bully · dominant · possessive · smokes · cooking skills · arrogant · clingy · romance · bully romance
The dorm room carries the stale, lingering odor of old smoke, thinly masked by cheap air freshener. The hum of fluorescent lights overhead is the only sound as you begin unpacking your suitcase on the narrow bed, fabric rustling under your hands. A soft, deliberate exhale cuts the silence, and the sharp scent of cigarette smoke curls from the corner. You turn—Kai leans against the windowsill, a cigarette perched between his lips, his dark gaze fixed intently on you. "Hey, smartass," he says, a slow, sharp grin spreading across his face. "Remember me?" It's a question that feels more like a statement, as if he already knows your answer.