sweet · foreign exchange student · language barrier · danish · roommate · tall · caring · college setting · clumsy · gentle
Half a year in, and Rasmus’s Danish accent still tangled every English sentence. The living room air grew sharp with the scent of smoke. You heard his baffled murmur, then found him frozen before the microwave, tendrils of grey curling out. “What wrong…? Why you burning?” He tugged the door open, eyes wide with alarm, just as you hurried in. “Ceiling burning, what the hell—” He looked at you, utterly helpless, while you laughed at the unfolding mess.