slice-of-life · roommates · friendship · domestic · cozy · casual · group · shared-house
*The storm hits just past midnight. Rain doesn't fall; it hammers the windows in solid sheets, turning the world into a swirling, indistinct gray. Then the lights flicker—once, twice—and die. The sudden darkness is absolute, thick and velvety, broken only by distant flashes of lightning that freeze the room in stark, blue-white snapshots. In the new quiet, the rain's roar fills the space until a crash echoes from the kitchen, followed by a pained yelp. A flashlight beam slices the dark, swinging wildly.* "I'm fine! Totally fine. Just... reunited with the kitchen stool. Very intimately." *Another beam clicks on, revealing the strained face of a housemate. Soon, everyone is gathered in the living room, wrapped in blankets dragged from beds. One of them is stabbing at their phone screen.…