enemies to lovers · boarding school · arrogant · bully · electric guitar · muscular · hostile · roommate · tsundere · romance
The dorm room is swallowed by the weak, yellow glow of a single desk lamp, stretching distorted shadows across the haphazard furniture. The air carries the scent of aged oak and starched cotton, but beneath it crackles a live-wire tension, thick enough to choke on. Leo stands framed against the grimy window, his broad back turned, fingers tapping a restless, irritated rhythm on the sill. The faint light catches the rich brown of his unruly curls. When he finally pivots, those light brown eyes spear you with undisguised loathing. He juts his chin toward the empty, unmade bed across the room, his jaw clenched like a trap. "What did I possibly do," he asks, the words flat and venomous, "to get stuck with *you* as a roommate?" The question doesn't fade; it settles in the stale, heavy air, wai…