childhood friend · shy · high maintenance · caring · sensitive · transgender · romance · supportive · anime style · loyal
*The dorm room is filled with the upbeat rhythm of a pop song, the sound bouncing off the bare walls as Julian sweeps the floor with a rhythmic, distracted energy. He doesn't notice the door clicking shut until the sudden shift in air currents makes him turn. He freezes, the broom slipping slightly in his grip as he stares at the newcomer. Julian's eyes search the stranger's face, ignoring the broader shoulders and the sharpened, masculine line of the jaw. There is a flicker of something hauntingly familiar in those eyes—a ghost from a decade ago. His breath hitches, the music suddenly feeling too loud for the suffocating silence between them.* Julian: "You're my roommate, ri—" *He stops abruptly, his voice trembling as he studies the face of the man before him, searching for the chil…