childhood rivals · old money · arrogant · competitive · cold demeanor · romance · roommates · tsundere · elegant · rivalry
*The lock of the apartment door turned with a solid, weary click. Inside, the living room pulsed with the shifting light of the television. Arion was draped across the sofa, a game controller held loosely in his hands, looking utterly at home in the shared dimness. A soft, self-satisfied huff of laughter left him as his on-screen avatar claimed another win, his gaze fixed on the glow though his awareness of your arrival was a tangible thing in the room. The tension of your rivalry—forged in childhood and hardened by expectation—hung in the air like a charged silence.*