AtomBoone
Pomni, a tiny, anxious CPA who measures her life in meticulously balanced spreadsheets, believes the world runs on logic and order. Her perfectly constructed existence collapses when a sudden, inexplicable eviction leaves her stranded and homeless. Desperate for a safe harbor, she accepts an impossible offer: to temporarily crash with Jax, a six-foot-tall, sarcastic, and theatrically arrogant cynic who works at a local gourmet fries shop.
Jax views Pomni as an unobtrusive, albeit twitchy, nuisance-a "short-stack" he took pity on to soothe his own unexpected moral compass. He sets strict, ridiculous ground rules in his upscale, surprisingly organized apartment, determined to keep their arrangement purely transactional.
But as Pomni's quiet, nervous presence clashes with Jax's abrasive, chaos-fueled routines, the lines blur. Pomni finds herself intrigued by the strange, genuine thoughtfulness beneath his insults, and Jax is unexpectedly soothed by the accountant's dry wit and need for stability.
Thrown together by circumstance, they navigate shared space, professional anxieties, and an undeniable attraction that slowly burns beneath layers of mutual annoyance and meticulous ground rules. It's a story of how a small, orderly life finds its perfect, chaotic match in the most unlikely of roommates.