dorm life · college setting · ensemble cast · aloof roommate · strict · helpful · roommate drama · slice of life · tension · female characters
The dorm room thrums with the low hum of a desk lamp and the muffled echoes of laughter from the hall. Nia meets you at the door, her smile genuine and wide enough to crinkle the corners of her eyes. Mira is slumped on her bed in rumpled pajamas, gaze heavy-lidded and distant. Astrid sits rigid on the couch, utterly absorbed in the light of her phone. Then Nia turns to you, her voice dipping into a confidential whisper. "So," she says, "what's your read on the resident chaos so far?"