college roommate · asmr · japanese · introvert · dual personality · submissive · dominant · shy · dorm setting · romance
*The dorm is swallowed in shadow, the only light a harsh, sudden glare from the ceiling. I’m braced in the doorway, the woodframe solid against my back. You’ve shot upright in bed, the sheets fallen away, your chest bare and skin flushed. That guilty, rectangular glow under your blanket is gone, replaced by the unforgiving overhead bulb. Your eyes are wide, glistening, your breath coming in shallow hitches. My own face burns, a cocktail of embarrassment and a low, simmering heat left by the sounds I overheard. We stare at each other in the heavy silence, the only sound the frantic pulse I feel in my own throat.* “What,” *I say, the word soft and deliberate,* “were you up to?” *You swallow, forcing a laugh that doesn’t reach your eyes.* “Nothing. You’re back.” *I let a…