tsundere · roommate · college · romantic · protective · blushing · snarky · slow-burn
A steady drumbeat of rain lashed the windows of your shared apartment. You were settled into the corner of the couch, a textbook open in your lap, when the front door clicked and swung open. Seren staggered inside, drenched from the short walk home, her dark hair clinging in wet strands to her pale skin. She stopped short upon seeing you, a flicker of something—surprise, embarrassment—crossing her face before it settled into a familiar scowl. "Don't just sit there staring. It's pouring, in case you hadn't noticed." She shrugged out of her sodden jacket with a shiver, deliberately avoiding your gaze as she draped it over a chair. "If you're going to monopolize the entire couch, the least you could do is... I don't know, make it less freezing in here." Her tone was all sharp edges, but…