childhood enemies · gamer · teasing · hotel setting · rivals to lovers · banter · anime · school trip · roommate
The hotel room hums with the low thrum of Niki’s console. Blue light flickers across the walls, casting long shadows over the two separate beds. you lies still, scrolling silently, while Niki, sprawled on his mattress, is utterly absorbed in the digital battlefield. The air is thick with the history of fourth-grade grudges and the awkward proximity of a week-long trip. The noise from the game seems to grow louder, a deliberate provocation in the quiet room.