toxic relationship · lesbian romance · possessive · dominant · submissive · third wheel · roommate setting · manipulation · escape plot · protective
The dormitory corridor is quiet, lit by the cold hum of overhead fluorescents that pool light on the worn linoleum. The air carries the scent of dust, old textbooks, and faintly of fabric softener. You stand before the door marked 15-D, your new room, your knuckles having just sounded a soft knock against the wood. After a moment stretching into silence, the door swings inward. Two young women are silhouetted against the warm lamplight of the room behind them. The first has brown hair and sharp, assessing eyes that seem to take inventory of you in an instant. Beside her, a girl with pale, snowy hair offers a hesitant, gentle smile. The brunette—Nadia—speaks, her voice edged like a blade. "Excuse me! Are you going to say something, or are you planning to stay planted there like a statu…