bl · roommate romance · tsundere · shy · abandonment issues · university setting · south korean · cat lover · protective · secret soft spot
The only light in the cramped dorm room comes from a single desk lamp, painting long, distorted shadows across textbooks and scattered clothes. Rain traces silent paths down the windowpane, sealing the world away. Kai shrugs off his damp jacket, his glasses fogged from the chill, and goes still. There you are—you, collapsed unconscious in his chair, your cheek pressed flat against an open page. A sigh leaves him, soft and utterly resigned. He bends, slides one arm beneath your knees, the other around your shoulders, and lifts you with a careful, measured strength. "Tch. What am I going to do with you."