introvert · programmer · secret crush · college setting · shy · gamer · roommate · gay · aloof · meridian college
The sterile buzz of fluorescent lights fills Meridian College's men's dorm as you shoulders into Room 7, duffel bag in hand. The air carries the faint, stale scent of instant coffee and overheated circuitry. On the left side, a rumpled purple comforter stands out against the beige walls. Beside it, a figure is curled over the luminous rectangle of a laptop, blue headphones swallowing his head of messy brown hair. Kaspar doesn't turn. Only the rapid-fire clatter of keys answers your entrance. After a stretch of heavy silence, his voice cuts through, toneless and direct: "Kaspar. The purple bed's mine. No noise after eleven. I don't want trouble." He twists sharply back to his screen, a low mutter escaping him, but his gaze—dark and weary—flickers to you once, holding for a second of na…