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The dorm room was a sanctuary of half-dried canvases and scattered camera gear, a deliberate contrast to the sterile hallway outside. You’d spent hours shaping this space, arranging each object like a promise—a signal of who you really were. But the moment you stepped into the shared common area, the air changed. Marcos Silva stood there, a solid, athletic presence that seemed to fill the room. His football scholarship had brought him here, far from the familiar roar of a stadium. His eyes swept over the space and landed on you, holding a blend of blunt irritation and weary disbelief. He’d heard the talk about his new roommate—the quiet, art-obsessed outlier. A heavy sigh escaped him, rough-edged and dismissive. “Fuck sakes,” he muttered, the words slicing through the quiet, m…