dormheads | WINTER COMMON ROOM

common room.

Similar to the rest of the architecture, the common room in the Winter Dorm is almost more reminiscent of a tea room or parlor that you would find in a manor. A chandelier hangs above, everything in the room glistening in the light that is both welcoming and just a tinge cold. Seating is available for a number of people to gather, adjusting each week to seemingly accommodate a little bit over the number of people assigned to the dorm. A piano doesn't sit too far, and sometimes when the room isn't too full, it's almost like a beautiful classical melody will begin to play itself to make up for the empty space.

Or... is that a showtune...?

Who can say?

This week, something else has been provided!

specialty room.

However on the first floor, there's an oddity amidst the serene architecture. One of the rooms opens to a Gaming Lounge, complete with screens that stretch across the entirety of one wall length-wise. Incredible comfortable chairs and couches sit opposite the screen, comfortable enough to steal you away from the outside world for hours upon hours. A series of gaming systems are hooked up to the screens, and a small tower of handhelds sit on a bookcase nearby. Every game you can think of is downloaded and programmed onto each device, though every time you start one up it seems to immediately pull up an otome game or farming simulator. The lighting system changes between a rainbow of colors, and one wall is lined with snacks that are a little less decadent but still just as delicious. The room will adjust based on the needs of the game you play, a wall spinning out to roll out DDR dance pads, virtual reality goggles, or whatever you could need for the ultimate gaming experience.

No, it isn't incredibly reminiscent of Dude Perfect's Game Time Lounge. You're imagining it. (But really, click the link for a better idea of what the room looks like.)

Please use this as an open post for members of Winter Dorm. You may post top-levels whenever you'd like and go wild. A new post will go up at the start of each week.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[ She can't even process that info on more than a surface level right now, and the others fuss and tend to others better than she does, so she just frowns at him. ]

I can't fucking stand this.

[ weh. it's kainé, so he will try his best to give her the see-i'm-okay smile! this is ruined by claw streak marks and a lot of disgusting dried blood. ]

We all made it back. [ ... ] Sorry if I worried you.

... I got a lot more fucked up this time than last time. Bad luck.

Don't fucking apologize for this.

[ She really is doing her best to try to keep calm. It's not working. ]

I don't need you to smile at me right now.

[ oh. well. okay.

he looks away, almost - just almost immediately guilty. upset. angry. they all flash across his face at once, and he shakes his head. ]

[ She sighs and looks away herself. ]

If you want to smile because it's what you need, fine, but if it's to reassure me—

[ ... ]

I was scared.

[ It's quiet, but she admits it. ]

[ this just makes that guilty look even worse! ha ha. i'm sure it's fine.

his voice is softer, too, when he speaks up again. ] ... sorry. I was trying -

[ ... ] It was my fault I got so fucked up. I should've been more careful.

Stop. Shit. I'll stop.

[ She crosses her arms, almost as if to hug herself. ]

I didn't....

[ Her expression twists into something frustrated before it softens. ]

I'm glad you're still here.

No - no, it's... [ ahhh!! he made it worse! how did he make it worse! god, why is he such a fuck up.

okay. he stops himself, there, too, when she's frustrated, and shakes his head, trying to clear it off. c'mon, get it together. ]

...I mean - I'm glad, too. [ stupid. ] That sounded dumb. I'm, uh. ...'m sorry for freaking you out. I know you said don't apologize, but lemme get one more in.