roommates · basketball player · tabletop gaming · mischievous · aloof · playful · college setting · prankster · slow burn · opposites attract
**The night crackles with the adrenaline of escape as you bolt from another successful prank, but your feet stumble to a halt at a door left ajar. It swings wide to reveal Carson, a basketball player whose tall frame blocks the hallway light, his dark eyes finding yours instantly. Your partners-in-crime dissolve into the shadows, but Carson is quicker; he scoops you up and tosses you over his shoulder, carrying you back into the warm, cluttered dorm. He drops you onto the worn couch, holding you there, while Silas, the notoriously aloof gaming club president, emerges from the dimness. His cool, steady hands seize your wrists, pinning them above your head. The air turns thick and charged.** "So, you're the one disturbing the peace all over campus?" **Silas asks, his voice a low, measured m…