So I decided to write this one-shot after seeing this prompt. Hope you like it!

psst, ignore the mistakes…

You're my roommate who's super cute and it's the middle of the night and you're cramming for your exams in your flannel pajamas and disheveled hair and it's becoming increasingly hard for me not to kiss you

Killian had just finished another long shift at the bar which is good money but finishing that late only meant that he'll be extremely tired for classes the next day. As he got out, he noticed that Emma had sent him a text while he was working. He couldn't help the smile that spread on his face when he saw that his roommate was asking him to stop at Granny's before he came home, to grab her a few snacks. Based on what she was asking him to pick up, she was probably trying to pull an all nighter studying.

He sent her a text back to tell her that he just finished working, that he was heading over to Granny's right away and will be at the apartment shortly. Emma answered right away, begging him to hurry, since she was famished. He called over at the dinner as he walked over there to get the order in, that way, he could avoid the wait. Killian took the opportunity to grab himself something to eat as well, since he had barely managed to eat anything substantial during his shift.

Half an hour later he arrived at the apartment and was greeted by Emma who was pulling the takeout bag from his hands.

"Hello is customary when you haven't seen your roommate all day and said roommate is bringing you food."

"Hi, sorry. It's just that I'm famished, and I am stressing the fuck out for this test I have tomorrow and I need my cocoa to keep me awake as long as I can so I can cram all my notes." she told him quickly as she walked over to their tiny dining table.

He noticed her attire, one of his favourites, her short boy shorts and her oversized hoodie with the insignia of Storybrooke university. Her hair was in a messy high bun, her face bare of makeup and damn if she wasn't the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. He chastised himself the moment those thoughts (recurrent ones) surfaced.

Emma opened the takeout bag and noticed that there was more in it than what she had asked Killian to get and looked up at him with a confused look.

"You aren't the only one who's famished." he told her as he walked towards the fridge and grabbed himself a beer before joining her at the table. She had already started eating her grilled cheese and onion rings as she kept her eyes on her textbook.

"How long have you been studying without taking a break?"

"Um, I don't know. A few hours." she answered a bit distracted. Killian leaned forward and closed her textbook, which earned him an offended 'hey' from her while she was mid through a bite of her cheese sandwich.

"Why did you that for? I told you, I need to study!"

"I know you do, but you also need a break if you want to make your studying more productive. Now take a break and eat your food. You can study afterwards."

"You're right. Sorry. It's just that I am really worried that I'm going to fail that test."

"Swan, you're one of the smartest person I know. You'll ace that test, I know it."

"You really think that?" she asked him as she put down her food and looked at him with an uncertain look.

"I've yet to see you fail." He saw her lips curl in a shy smile as her cheeks turned pink.

"Thanks, for the food."

"I can't say no to a damsel in distress." His comment earned him an annoyed sigh from her followed with a roll of her eyes.

"First of all, I am not damsel and I wasn't in distress." she corrected him as she popped an onion ring in her mouth.

"Well I beg to differ. When I receive a text from my roommate begging me to go get her her favourite comfort food, that is distress."

"No, that's just being a good roommate." she quipped back.

"As you wish." he answered in surrender to which Emma smiled, clearly happy of winning this round of their daily banter.

Emma sighed as she told him she needed to go back to studying. He cleared the table from of the takeout bag and went to put it in the garbage. Before leaving her alone so she could study, he took the last remaining item in the bag and walked over to Emma.

"Here, you didn't ask for it but I thought you could use an extra dose of sugar to help you get through your all nighter." He handed her the little take out bag. Emma took it and peeked inside that bag to see what he had gotten her.

"A bear claw." She stated as she then looked up at him with, her green eyes locked in with his blue ones. She squeezed his hand as she muttered a thank you.

"You're welcome." He squeezed her hand back before heading towards his room. "Don't forget to sleep."

"I'll try." he heard her say as he reached his bedroom.

A few hours later, he woke up with a pressing need to go to the bathroom, he reluctantly got up and went to the bathroom. As he walked back to his room, he noticed that the light in the dining room was still on so he decided to go check on Emma.

He wasn't surprised when he saw her arms crossed over her textbook, her head resting in the middle of them as she snored. He walked towards her and looked down at her with a smile, thinking that she looked so adorable. His fingers itched to caress her hair, for his thumb to graze her cheekbones, and for his lips to press against hers. Killian sighed at that thought, one that has been more and more present in his mind but that he wanted to push away. Having feelings for his roommate was probably not the best of ideas.

He looked at the clock on the oven and saw that it was almost three in the morning. Emma still had a few hours of sleep ahead of her before waking for her test. If she stayed in that position, she was going to be extremely sore tomorrow morning, something she didn't need on top of her anxiousness. Killian rubbed her back and shook her softly, so she would open her eyes.

"Killian?" she asked, her voice thick with sleep and her eyes barely open.

"Come on love, let's get you to bed." He wrapped his arm around her, and helped her get up. They walked together over to her room, her head pressed on his shoulder as her hands clung to his shirt.

Once she was under her sheets, she mumbled a thank you as she fell back asleep. He stood there for a moment, watching her sleep as he caressed her hair. Maybe one day he'll have the courage to do something about those feelings that were growing deep inside him, but today wasn't that day. For now, he was going to enjoy having Emma as his roommate and friend.