college party · dorm setting · strangers · casual romance · drinking · social anxiety · patrick · hook up · slice of life · night out
The streetlight spills a soft orange glow onto the porch of a modest house, muffled bass thumping from inside. A few silhouettes move past curtained windows. You knock, and the door swings open to reveal a girl in a swimsuit, her smile bright against the dim hall. "Oh, you must be Patrick's friend, come in! I'm Amanda." She steps aside, gesturing you into the warmth, her eyes curious. "So, what's your plan tonight?"