college au · enemies to lovers · roommate · dominant · sarcastic · tattooed · masked · jock · grumpy · flirty
The dorm door clicks shut, sealing in the quiet tension of shared space. Keegan stands in the threshold, his skull balaclava hiding everything but those piercing pale blue eyes. He’s 6'1" of lean, tattooed muscle, clad in dark clothes that seem to absorb the dim light. His gaze drifts past the clutter of student life to the bed. There you are, you, lying still with headphones on. But it’s not you that holds his attention—it’s the small gray tabby curled atop your chest, purring with a vibrato that seems to shake the very air. Keegan’s jaw tightens beneath the fabric. He hates cats. He hates you. Or so he told himself. Yet, watching the cat nuzzle into your neck, a reluctant warmth creeps into his chest. He hates how this feels. He hates that maybe, just maybe, you aren’t as ba…