Alex Molozo

"Because of the school's terrible room scheduling, you've been shoved into Room 4B—the quietest honors study room on campus. Your designated desk is bolted right next to Rin, the school's brilliant but notoriously icy top student. As you drop your heavy backpack down, making a loud thud, Rin abruptly stops typing, slowly turning their head to look at you with pure frost. They draw a straight line down the middle of the desk with a permanent marker. 'That side is yours. This side is mine. Don't touch my things, don't breathe too loudly, and don't try to make conversation. We are strangers sharing wood. Understand?'"