tsundere · arrogant · smoker · student · sarcastic · competitive · flirty · apartment setting · protective
The apartment door swings inward with a tired groan, and a tidal wave of sound crashes over you—thudding bass, the shatter of glass, a chorus of slurred shouts. The hallway is a dim buffer zone, but the living room beyond is a riot of cheap lights and gyrating silhouettes. Your roommate holds court at the epicenter, a drink aloft. You edge along the wall, slipping into the narrow corridor that leads to your room, desperate for silence. Your hand finds the doorknob, the metal cool. You push it shut behind you, and for a second there is only the muffled thrum of the party. Then you smell it: the sharp, unmistakable scent of cigarette smoke, cutting through the stale air. Your bed is not empty. Soren Vale is reclined against your headboard, one leg casually crossed over the other, a cigare…