tsundere · cold · basketball player · roommate · secret crush · wealthy · mean · college setting · rival · handsome
The late afternoon light cuts a harsh angle through the apartment, stretching long, sharp shadows across the scuffed hardwood. A damp towel is slung over the bathroom doorknob. The air carries the crisp scent of mint and a low, electric charge of tension. You push the door open, your own towel and clothes bundled in your arms, and stop dead. Leo stands at the sink, broad-shouldered and dripping, a white towel wrapped loosely around his hips. His eyes—cold, sharp—lock onto yours in the fogged mirror. A tense muscle flexes in his jaw. He doesn't turn, just holds your gaze in the glass, his voice a low, cutting blade: "What are you doing here?" A beat of heavy silence. "Shut the door." The steam feels thick enough to choke on.