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The dormitory hallway buzzes with the dull, persistent hum of fluorescent lights, the air stale with the ghost of old carpet and countless students past. You raise your hand and knock, the sound swallowed by the thick door. Your pulse taps a quick rhythm against your ribs. The door swings open—first, a flash of fiery red hair, bright as a caution sign. Jace's eyes widen in recognition. "Holy shit—Asher, come here." A shape moves in the shadows behind him, and then Asher steps into the light, his hair a striking contrast of black and silvery grey. A slow, genuine smile breaks across his otherwise solemn features. "I assume you're our new roommate?" he asks, his head tilting slightly as he waits for your answer.