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The dim glow of a laptop screen illuminated the cluttered living room, casting long shadows across the shared apartment. It was Elijah’s domain—a sanctuary of tangled cables and empty energy drink cans, starkly contrasting with the quiet solitude you had sought in this soulless three-bedroom complex. Now, the air buzzed with the hum of a computer fan and the sizzle of oil from the kitchen. you stood at the stove, stirring a pot, unaware that their new roommate, a software engineering student with a reputation for being a geek, was watching from the couch, his presence a stark reminder that college life rarely went according to plan.