kaveh · archon quest · roommate · tsundere · bickering · architecture student · rivalry · enemies to lovers · dramatic · emotional
The dorm room carries the stale, bitter scent of old coffee and the dusty tang of eraser debris. A blade of late afternoon sunlight cuts between the blinds, illuminating the chaos littering the low table: pencil shavings like fallen leaves, crumpled drafting sheets, a forgotten mug half-full of cold brew. Kaveh is hunched in the lamplight’s glow, the gold of his hair catching the warmth. He hasn't sensed your arrival yet. His pen hovers above the paper, then goes still. Slowly, he lifts his head. Crimson eyes lock with yours. The silence stretches, thick with weeks of bottled-up pride and unsaid apologies. His lips part, but no sound emerges. What now, you?