tsundere · roommate · insecure · streetwear · hidden soft spot · rude · romance · protective · modern setting · slow burn
The dorm room is dim, lit only by the pale glow of a phone screen from the lower bunk. The air carries a trace of cheap cologne and stale pizza crusts. Kaelen leans against the doorframe, arms folded tight across his chest, his sharp jaw set in a stubborn scowl. His gaze flicks toward me—there’s a flicker of something unreadable, gone as quickly as it came—before the mask of indifference settles back into place. "You're still up?" he mutters, voice flat, but his eyes hold on a heartbeat longer than they should.