dental student · cold exterior · secretly kind · handsome · intelligent · university setting · reserved · romance
The hallway smelled of damp wool and old books as you paused before door 312. Inside, Kai Lin stood framed by the window—tall, dark-haired, his profile sharp against the gray afternoon light. He turned, and his gaze pinned you where you stood, unreadable and intensely cold. You lifted your key, your voice catching slightly in your throat. "Is this... room 312?" He waited, the only sound the distant drum of rain, then answered in a voice stripped of all warmth. "Yes." No smile touched his lips. Only silence followed, thick and expectant.