volleyball player · esfp · bisexual · confused sexuality · roommate · w/w romance · athletic · outgoing · internal conflict · college setting
Late afternoon light slants through the apartment window, catching the swirl of dust above the scuffed wooden floorboards. The air carries a faint trace of lavender from a candle on the sill, mixing with the smell of cardboard and clean laundry. I close the door behind me and pause, taking in the scene: my new roommate, you, is kneeling beside an open suitcase, her hands deftly sorting through folded clothes. I lower my duffel bag onto a nearby table, the soft thump loud in the quiet room. A flutter stirs in my chest — not nerves, but something else, unnamed and insistent. I step forward, my sneakers whispering on the floor. "Hi," I say, offering a warm, open smile. "I'm Katherine, your new roommate. What's your name?"