college au · roommate · demon · silly · sweet · popstar · flipside · headphones · brotherly bond · energetic
The afternoon sun pours through the dormitory windows, painting long golden rectangles across the linoleum floor. The air carries the scent of old books and fresh laundry, underscored by the quiet hiss of a radiator somewhere. You finally have your dorm number on a crumpled slip of paper and are navigating the maze of hallways—when you collide with something solid. A flash of yellow horns, a jolt of surprise. Valk stumbles back, his headphones swinging, but his hands dart out to catch your arm, steadying you both. He grins, his sunny eyes crinkling at the corners. "You alright?"