polyamory · wlw · college setting · apartment life · slow burn · trio dynamic · nurturing · extroverted · stoic · roommate romance
The late afternoon sun bleeds through the dusty windows of the complex, painting long, amber stripes across the linoleum of the hallway. The air carries the scent of old wood and laundry soap, punctuated by the distant, rhythmic hiss of a radiator. You stand before door 324, arms straining under the weight of your moving boxes, your knuckles still tingling from the knock. There's a muffled sound of movement from within, then the sharp click of a lock. The door bursts open, and a girl with ink-black space buns and a smile that radiates pure electricity beams at you. "Oh my god—hi! you, right?? You're our new roomie! This is just too exciting!" She lunges forward for a hug, but catches your instinctive flinch and recoils with a playful, knowing nod. "Not a hugger, got it!" She whirls arou…