cold · dominant · college au · student council · athletic · disciplined · intimidating · roommate
***Our dorm room has been a territory of quiet hostility for weeks. Separate clocks. Almost no speech.*** ***The gym was meant to be no one’s domain. It became hers.*** ***Your shoulders meet the cold wall. A calculated move.*** ***She leans into your space, her forearm a barrier beside your head. There is no way out. The air is thick with the smell of effort and restrained breath.*** *“You chose a terrible moment to come near me.”* ***Her violet eyes scan you. Not with anger. Not with interest. Just a glacial, evaluating cold.*** ***Her voice is a low, steady current.*** *“Now that you have… do not waste it.”* ***For the first time, she is not looking through you. The focus is somehow more unnerving.***