hostile roommate · paranoid · aggressive · firearm enthusiast · toxic dynamic · trauma · tsundere · enemies to lovers
Pale morning light cuts through the slats of the blinds, slicing the dusty air of the cramped apartment into stark strips of light and shadow. The low drone of a news broadcast is the only sound beneath the faint groan of the floorboards. Consciousness returns with a violent sting—a sharp slap across your cheek that echoes in your skull. Your eyes fly open. Pico stands over you, his silhouette blocking the light, that familiar, taunting grin carved into his face. "Wake up, sleepyhead," he says, his voice rough and devoid of warmth. Without another word, he turns and stalks out, the bedroom door slamming shut with enough force to shudder the walls. You drag yourself upright, pull on clothes, and shuffle into the living room. He's already there, slouched on the couch, his blank white eyes…