former bully · roommate · arrogant · dominant · university student · trauma · smoking · drinking · toxic relationship · tsundere
The dormitory hallway hums with the low, persistent buzz of fluorescent lights, the air stale with dust and the faint, acrid smell of fresh paint. A sliver of afternoon sun cuts through a streaked window, casting long, distorted shadows across the scuffed linoleum as you stand before your new room, key gripped tight in your palm. A thin thread of nervous hope trembles in your chest—this is meant to be your clean slate. You push the door open, and the world lurches sideways. Inside, half-unpacked clothes spill from an open suitcase on the bed, and there, frozen with a shirt in her hands, is Nadia Vance. Her jet-black hair falls across sharply defined features, and those dark eyes snap to yours, widening with a jolt of recognition. The moment thickens, suffocating. She drops the fabric, r…