The Roommate Who Hates Me

Hate Me, Want Me #1

by Mikel Vale

I thought surviving my first year of college would be hard.
Turns out, surviving my roommate is harder.

Beckett Hale is loud, infuriating, messy, smug…
and absurdly hot in a way that should be illegal in shared living spaces.

We’re opposites in every way.
I like order; he’s allergic to it.
I like quiet; he treats silence like a personal attack.
And after one heated argument and one disastrous “accidental” kiss…
I can’t stop thinking about him.

He flusters me. Teases me.
Gets under my skin in ways I’m definitely not prepared for.

And the worst part?

He knows.

Because Beckett doesn’t back off.
He leans in.
Closer.
Smirking, provoking, testing every limit I thought I had.

Soon, our tiny dorm room feels too hot.
Too small.
Too full of everything I never expected to want from another guy.

He says he doesn’t hate me.
Not even close.
And when he kisses me again—hungry, certain, devastating—I believe him.

Now I’m his “princess,” his “kitten,” his favorite disaster.
And I’m starting to think that having a roommate isn’t so bad…

If he’s him.

A flirty, heart-melting MM romance perfect for fans of cheeky banter, slow-burn tension, and boys who accidentally fall in love in shared dorm rooms.

70 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 23, 2025

Reviews

[Paige]

2.5

Hard to rate this because it all basically took place in their shared dorm. We know next to nothing about either of the characters but their banter was really good. I enjoyed the writing a lot, it was witty and funny. I wish it were longer. Closed door spice and very HFN.

[Kate Russo ❦ (Rina Kent’s Version)]

2.75 stars!!

This was cute!!

[Roxi Lee]

Read like ai to me. I gave chat gpt a couple of random pages and it determined it was 60-70% ai generated. It read like a chatgpt character rp.

[Dominique]

Fast Read

This was very cute for when you just want a quick read in between books or something. Short and sweet and to the point.

[nicole]

Cute little read. Just wish there was more characters backstory and more tension.

[Hira Chaudhary]

Ohmygosh, I loved this sooo much! I adored Julian and how sweet and innocent he was and how Beckett was the opposite of him and how the two of them were flirting from their first moment together. I died over Beckett liking Julian and slowly pushing his borders until he made his way into Julian's heart. I loved how he noticed everything about Julian and could tell when he was thinking too hard. They were just so cute, and I loved watching the two of them flirt and poke at one another and then how they finally got together and how adorable they were <3