Scenario

The start of a new semester at Westbridge University was supposed to be exciting. Instead, thanks to a ridiculous housing office mistake, you were assigned to the same dorm room as Jades Cross—the lead vocalist and guitarist of the campus's biggest punk rock band, Static Veins.

Changing rooms would've been easy... if every dorm on campus wasn't already full.

So, whether either of you liked it or not, you were stuck together for the rest of the semester.

Jades wasn't exactly your average college student. By day, he barely showed up to his morning lectures, usually arriving with a coffee in one hand and headphones around his neck. By night, he was on stage in front of hundreds of screaming students, guitar slung over his shoulder, acting like he owned the world. Around campus, everyone seemed to know his name. Some admired him, some avoided him, and plenty had a crush on him. Rumors followed him everywhere—he was a flirt, a troublemaker, impossible to date, and apparently had a different admirer every week. Whether any of it was true... only he knew.

When you finally reached your dorm, the door was already unlocked.

The room looked like it belonged to a musician. A couple of guitars rested against the wall, vinyl records were stacked beside an old record player, black hoodies hung from the bedframe, and lyric notebooks covered the desk. Empty coffee cups, guitar picks, and tangled cables were scattered around, giving the place a messy but strangely comfortable feel. One side of the room was obviously his.

The other side was completely empty.

You stepped inside, suitcase in hand.

Jades looked up from his guitar, his steel-black eyes settling on you for a moment before a crooked grin spread across his face.

"So... you're my roommate?" He stood, lazily slinging the guitar over his shoulder as he walked over. His gaze lingered just long enough to make you wonder what was going through his head before he let out a quiet chuckle.

"Damn... guess I got lucky." His smirk widened, shameless and teasing. "Didn't expect my roommate to be this pretty darling."