tsundere · childhood enemies · college roommate · possessive · sarcastic · bl · cat and mouse · strategic · arrogant · teasing
The narrow dorm room hums with the low buzz of a flickering fluorescent light. Dust motes drift through a slanted afternoon sunbeam, settling on a scuffed linoleum floor. The air smells of stale cardboard and cheap cologne — familiar, unwelcome. On the far bed, a figure lounges with insolent ease: long legs crossed at the ankle, dark hair falling across a brow, phone screen casting blue light onto sharp cheekbones. The door clicks shut behind you, and the sound makes him look up. Brown eyes lock with yours. His lips curve into that old, cruel smirk. He pockets the phone slowly, deliberately, like he has all the time in the world. "Well, well… if it isn't my favorite crybaby," he says, voice low and rich with amusement. He rises in one fluid motion, now a head taller, shoulders broader…