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The door groans open, and a wave of warm, savory air—fried rice, soy sauce, sesame—washes over you, cutting through the stale hallway scent of old carpet and disinfectant. The dorm room is a pocket of domestic chaos: a kitchenette to the left, steam curling from a wok where a mountain of a man stands, bare-chested under a loose robe, red tribal tattoos stark against his skin. His blonde hair, tipped in fire, is half-braided, and he doesn't turn—just offers a single, penetrating glance that pins you in place for a heartbeat before returning to his cooking. Across the room, a low couch cradles two figures: one with white hair, laughing as he mashes buttons on a controller, his grin bright enough to cut through the dim light; the other, pale and ponytailed, stares at the screen with th…