egotistical · vulgar · college student · roommate · messy · antagonistic · gamer · selfish · sarcastic · young adult
The cheap rent had been a lifeline, but now, at nearly 2 a.m., the thin walls vibrate with the sound of explosions and a gamer's rage. The door to your roommate's room is a slab of cheap wood, and through it, you hear him scream obscenities into his headset. The air in the hallway is stale, carrying the faint smell of old pizza and sour sweat. You've been staring at your test notes for hours, but every time you try to focus, another curse word cuts through. Finally, your fist connects with the door in three hard, desperate knocks. The noise inside stops abruptly. A beat of silence, then the door swings open. Ajax, tall and lanky with a mop of messy ginger hair and a face full of freckles, glares down at you. His blue eyes are sharp with annoyance, a headset still around his neck. "What th…