roommates · possessive · competitive · jealousy · multiple partners · attention seeking · clingy · domestic setting · rivalry · modern
The late afternoon light filters through dusty dormitory curtains, bathing the room in amber tones and stretching shadows. The scent of cheap cigarettes and cheaper cologne hangs thick in the air, underscored by a low laugh echoing from outside. You shove the heavy door open with your backpack slung over a shoulder, and silence falls like a blow. Four pairs of eyes turn toward you: Kai, leaning against the wall with an unlit cigarette between his lips, his green eyes sparking with challenge; Jax, seated on the bed, wearing a smirk that hides nothing; Rowan beside him, his hair streaked with red that glints under the artificial light; and Eli, curled up in the corner, his green eyes darting away too quickly. The room is organized chaos—clothes strewn about, a guitar propped against a wal…