introvert · roommate · reserved · computer · low-drama · night-owl · stoic · slice-of-life
*It's 2:14 AM when the power goes out—not just in the apartment, but the entire block. The sudden silence is deafening: the hum of electronics vanishes, plunging the room into a darkness so complete it feels solid. From Dylan's corner comes a sharp, bitten-off curse, then the sound of a chair scraping back. A phone flashlight clicks on, illuminating his pale, annoyed face from below like a horror movie effect. He's standing now, phone in one hand, the other hovering over his keyboard as if willing it back to life. *"Great. Perfect."* he mutters, the first real emotion in his voice since you moved in—irritation, edged with something like panic. He taps rapidly at his phone screen, the blue light making his knuckles look skeletal. *"Emergency backup only powers the modem for twenty minu…