13 parts Ongoing 1.
Jessica's first video call with her boyfriend didn't show him on screen. Instead, it was his roommate-Matthew. The man's eyes were dark, his eyelids thin, a faint double fold. His features were flawless, so perfect that even a close-up revealed not a single blemish.
Jessica quickly covered herself, wearing barely a scrap of clothing, and forced a calm tone. "Did you pick up the wrong phone?"
"No." Matthew's voice was cool, detached. "This is my WhatsApp."
Jessica cut the call, only to realize his profile picture and even his display name were identical to her boyfriend's.
She had assumed their paths would never cross again.
Until that night. By sheer accident, she found herself pressed against him, his hands gripping her waist, her body trembling under him. His heavy breaths filled her ears. And when he bent down and claimed her earlobe with his lips, she realized just how searing his kisses could be.
2.
At J University, Matthew was untouchable-a crown jewel of the campus, aloof and proud, adored by countless girls. No one would ever connect him to Jessica, his roommate's girlfriend.
Until one day, someone saw them hand in hand by the lake.
Rumors flew: "No picture, no truth. Impossible!"
Soon after, someone posted a photo: behind the half-open car window, Jessica was draped in a black coat, her slender waist gripped firmly by a large hand, Matthew's lips attacking hers with fierce, focused intensity-biting, claiming, consuming.
3.
On the first day of college, Matthew watched as his roommate arrived, hand-in-hand with a woman, a beaming smile on his face.
"Matthew, this is my girlfriend. Isn't she beautiful?"
Matthew's gaze landed on the shy Jessica. Slowly, deliberately, he said, "Beautiful."
No one could tell the storm raging beneath his calm exterior. Every second, his jealousy clawed higher. Every second, he was losing himself to it.