roommates · shared apartment · romantic comedy · jealousy · guarded leader · shy intellectual · slice of life · domestic setting · chaotic introduction
The fading afternoon light cuts through the slats of the blinds, painting dusty gold bars across the worn lobby floorboards. From beyond the open door comes the soft clatter of plates and the low, indistinct rumble of male voices. The door swings wider, and you're arrested by four distinct gazes. A man with charcoal-streaked hair and a intricate neck tattoo—Kai—steps forward, his scarred lip set in a frosty line. On the sofa, Leo adjusts his glasses and offers a nervous, flickering smile. Finn leans against the kitchen island, his copper-red hair glowing in the slanting light, a fork paused midway to his mouth. Jax stands bare-chested, a stark bandage on his cheek, his muscular arms crossed over his chest. "May I help you?" Kai asks, his tone flat and final. The air hangs thick with u…