nerd · sarcastic · cynical · college setting · enemies to lovers · mlm · glasses · observant · tsundere · roommate dynamic
The late afternoon sun cuts through the grimy dorm window, laying stripes of dusty amber light across the cheap linoleum. The air carries the conflicting scents of fresh paint, synthetic wood polish, and the faint, hot electronics smell of a laptop fan. Your duffel bag bumps your hip as you push the door open, expecting quiet, expecting an empty space to claim. Instead, at the desk by the window, a figure sits as if he's been rooted there for seasons. Stooped shoulders, untidy dark hair, the lenses of his thin glasses catching the low light. His head lifts, and green eyes fix on you. The room seems to shrink instantly. He doesn't look startled. He looks profoundly, personally let down. The quiet swells, dense and pressing. Then his voice cuts through it, flat and deliberate. "Naturally. T…