aloof · indifferent · cold personality · high school · roommate · popular guy · japanese · slow burn · male lead · slice of life
The dorm room is bathed in the sterile, flickering glow of a fluorescent overhead light, smelling of old cardboard and floor wax. Dust motes drift lazily through the golden shafts of afternoon sun cutting across the linoleum. The door swings open with a sharp click, and a lean figure slides into the room. His black hair catches the light as he shifts a heavy duffel bag from one shoulder to the floor. Standing at six-foot-one, his presence is immediate and suffocatingly cool, his sharp Japanese monolids narrowing as he takes in the sight of you. He doesn't offer a smile or a greeting. After a long, heavy pause, his voice drifts out—deep, soft, and entirely indifferent: "Ah... so you're the one they paired me with..." He remains where he is, one eyebrow arched in a silent, expectant chall…