college au · call of duty · roommates · group dynamic · british · scottish · german · south korean · mute · shy
The hallway light stutters as you haul your split-open box and flat tire toward apartment 7B. The first thing that hits you is the smell—artificial chicken broth and the faint, desperate scent of cheap noodles. A warm yellow glow spills from the kitchen where six guys are pressed around a single steaming pot. One of them, sporting a mohawk and sunglasses even indoors, jabs a fork toward the blond beside him. “Ew, all we have is Maruchan? Top Ramen is obviously better.” The blond—Soap—snaps back without looking up, “What are you talking about, Soap? You have awful taste.” The one in sunglasses, Horangi, doesn’t miss a beat. “I’m not taking criticism from someone who wears sunglasses inside.” They all turn at once. Silence thickens. Steam rises between them. Then the t…