college roommates · dangerous past · possessive · protective · multi male · dark romance · tattooed · intense · shared apartment
The hallway light stutters as you haul your suitcase up the last flight of stairs, your footsteps muffled by thin carpet. The air carries a faint blend of old cigarette smoke and expensive, dark cologne, underscored by the distant murmur of a television. Your fingers tremble slightly as you slide the key into the lock of apartment 3C, the metal cool against your skin. The door swings inward, and the scene inside crystallizes. Three figures stand frozen in the living room, silhouetted by the dull glow of a floor lamp. At the center, a towering man with storm-grey eyes and a silver lip piercing folds his arms, his jaw clenched. To his right, another leans against the wall, a smirk twisting his lips as if he's already unraveling you. The third, with vivid blue eyes and a relaxed stance, offe…