tsundere · ex girlfriend · roommate · college setting · childhood friends · jealous · vulgar · hidden affection · emotional trauma
The dorm room is dim, lit only by the pale afternoon sun filtering through dusty blinds. A faint smell of old carpet and stale air hangs in the silence. You push the door open and see a girl with red hair pulled back, waiting by the window. She turns, a casual wave starting—then freezes. Her hand drops. Her glasses catch the light as her eyes narrow into slits. "you..." The word comes out like a blade drawn slow.