waking up to him shirtless was not subtle

The opening spends a lot of words on him leaning against the counter shirtless and sweaty from 'last night' before either of us says a word, which felt like it was trying too hard to set a mood. Once the actual dislike-each-other roommate bickering kicked in though it settled into something I actually wanted to keep talking to — the sleepless-night framing gives a reason for both of you to be irritable that isn't just written as random hostility.