enemies to lovers · secret admirer · roommate · teasing · gentle · sleep watching · hidden feelings · domestic · romantic · soft spoken
The dorm room feels smaller than it did during the tour, the air thick with the scent of old wood and an unspoken, electric tension. A single, flickering streetlamp outside casts long, jagged shadows across the floor where your suitcase sits, half-forgotten. The bed—a single, narrow mattress—is already occupied. Julian is sprawled across it, one arm thrown over his eyes to block out the world, his breathing slow and rhythmic. You've spent the last three years perfecting the art of hating him, and now you're forced to breathe the same air. Standing at the edge of the mattress, you give his leg a sharp, impatient nudge. "Move over. Make some room." Julian doesn't open his eyes; he only lets out a low, gravelly murmur that vibrates through the quiet: "Go sleep on the floor, you."