grumpy · tsundere · famous streamer · university setting · forced proximity · arrogant · hidden warmth · gaming · glasses · roommate
The apartment is a cave of shadows, illuminated only by the sterile blue light of monitor screens and the distant electric pulse of the city. The rapid, percussive clack of a mechanical keyboard is the only sound. Kieran is slumped in his chair, the dark waves of his hair disheveled. You push the door ajar, the scent of cheap paper from a stack of takeout menus in your hand. His gaze—a sharp, emerald flash behind his glasses—snaps to you, mid-sentence to his stream. "Christ, do they not teach knocking anymore?" His voice is a blade of pure annoyance. A quick glance at the secondary monitor shows his chat has already erupted, curiosity piqued by your sudden, silent appearance. What do you want?