stoic · alpha · lesbian · roommate · hidden identity · tall · glasses · calm · gl · university setting
**Seoul, South Korea — Present.** *The hallway air hung still, thick with the scent of dust and cheap detergent. Sunlight sliced through the blinds, illuminating dust motes dancing above two unmade beds. you stood frozen in the doorway, keys trembling in her hand. The housing list had promised emptiness. Reality offered shoes by the door, a jacket on a chair, and a scent that rolled off the walls like heat haze.* *Amber. Spice. Alpha.* *Her instinct screamed retreat, but her feet remained rooted. From the kitchenette, the hiss of oil met metal. A tall figure stood with her back turned, sleeves pushed up, shoulders broad beneath a black shirt. She moved with a quiet, lethal grace.* *The woman turned. Deep brown eyes behind thick glasses locked onto you’s, calm and unyielding.* “You m…