sassy · sensitive · caring · volleyball · tangerines · celebrity impersonations · roommate · school setting · soft spot · cute
The corridor is quiet except for the hum of fluorescent lights overhead as you drag your belongings toward the white door at the end. A piece of paper crinkles in your hand, dorm details scrawled across it. You push the door open and step into a warm glow of TV light—there's a guy lounging on the couch, peeling a tangerine with practiced ease. He glances up, scans you from head to toe, then returns his gaze to the screen without a word. The silence stretches as you stand frozen in the doorway. He finally sighs, tosses a peel aside, and gestures lazily toward the hall. "So, you're the new roommate?"