RP: COLLEGE AU

[notlost]

the realistic college au meme

post who you want & prefs in the subject; use rng to pick a prompt. 

I. living conditions
01. my roommate’s boyfriend is staying over so can I please sleep on your floor
02. all our friends are drunk
03. we live in halls opposite one another and i keep seeing you change in the window please close your blinds
04. you’re the RA and you’re trying to bust me for having hermit crabs
05. you’re baking cookies in the communal kitchen at 3am and I’m angry but also really hungry
06. clearly we’re both really uncomfortable at this party
07. you peed on my car. you were drunk. I was in the car. there will be hell to pay.
08. my friend dragged me to this party and I just saw my ex quick make out with me
09. sorry my roommate puked on your shoes
throw a character at me, let me know who you'd <a href="">prefer</a> to write against.  my roommate borrowed your contraband hotpot and managed to set it on fire

II. chance meeting
01. it’s pouring and my final paper is in my backpack so I guess we’re stuck under this tiny awning together. do you think they’d deliver pizza here
02. waiting outside for pizza to be delivered but both of ours is super late
03. I know I keep coming to this [cookie/coffee/etc.] shop and for some reason it’s always your shift but don’t you dare judge me I need this for my sanity
04. I found your USB drive still in the computer (and potentially regret finding out what's on it)
05. you decked me in the head while you were playing frisbee golf
06. your school mailbox is right next to mine 07. what do you mean we’re under a tornado warning?

III. campus community
01. I’m really passionate about this cause and I will give you this flier if I have to shove it down your throat
02. it’s 3 am and I’m still in the library studying for finals and I’m losing my grip on reality and I think I just saw a ghost 03. we’re the only two people in this club. what is this club even for
04. humans vs zombies, all bets are off, friendships mean nothing
05. I thought I was the only one who liked the waffle station in the cafeteria
06. we’re studying in the library and there are two people very obviously fucking in the stacks and we keep sharing embarrassed glances
07. what are you doing at this table at the career fair
08. I saw you sneaking captain crunch and cutlery out of the dining hall
09. my computer crashed and you’re the student worker at the IT center
10. we’re both on athletic teams that aren’t as cool as the football team and they give us shit
11. you’re part of the guerrilla theater club on campus and crashed my class for a performance

IV. credit hour woes
01. hey I have to [photograph/draw blood/film/insert major here] someone for class, will you be my guinea pig
02. we’re the only people who ever talk in discussions it’s awful
03. group project
04. both of us turned up to the wrong room for this lecture and neither of us know where it's supposed to be
05. we’re both donating blood in the blood donation van in the quad to get out of the same class
06. wait, I actually have a competent lab partner?
07. waiting for office hours
08. we started racing up the three flights of stairs to class for some reason and we can’t stop
09. vicious battle over the only left handed desk in the room

V. limited resources
01. you keep using my preferred shower stall in the floor bathrooms when I’m trying to get ready for class
02. you keep parking in the space outside my student house you absolute asshole
03. you're the only person in the room when i break the printer and i'm panicking (so don't be a dick about it please)
04. neither of us bought the expensive textbook but there is only one copy in the library and it can’t leave the building
05. this awesome professor only has one TA slot and we’re rivals
06. you keep reserving the good study room in the corner of the library with the windows
07. I’ve been sitting in this seat all semester why did you decide to sit in it today
08. you’re REALLY GOOD at using the right search terms for the academic databases and I’m on a deadline
09. we’re always at the fitness center at the same time and end up competing on the treadmill
10. can I borrow a dryer sheet? I ran out and the ones in the vending machine give me a rash

 meme taken from here.

Comments

for damnitman

[mindmeld]

Three months into the academic year, and while Spock is not necessarily doubting his decision to attend Starfleet over the VSA, he has some considerations about his future. Starfleet is comprised of a majority of humans, and Spock is still unused to human traditions and interacting with them.

He is lost in thought, so much so that the normal awareness he has of his surroundings is compromised. It's late, late enough that he does not expect anyone to actually be around, so he steps into the hall with little thought, only to immediately bump into someone.

[damnitman]

Bones lets out a off sound as he is bumped into, he looks up from his pad, tired from a long shift in medical. Because he already is a doctor and not learning to be one.

"Sorry about that." He says rubbing a hand across his face and pushing it up into his hair.

[mindmeld]

"Apologies," Spock says, immediately stepping back, somewhat flustered by the fact that he had been so lost in thought that he had neglected to be aware. "I was unaware that other individuals on the floor kept such late hours."

[damnitman]

"Don't worry about it... I wasn't lookin' either. Pulled the late shift at the clinic this week." He says easily leaning against the door to his quarters. "Leonard McCoy..." He says not offering his head he might be ass tired but he knows a vulcan when he sees one.

[mindmeld]

"I am Spock." He inclines his head in a polite nod, observing the man in front of him. "You are a doctor?"

[damnitman]

He nods, "Yep, Med school at Old Miss, residency in Atlanta, and some post grad work at the CDC, working in vaccines." He says easily.

[mindmeld]

"What brings you to Starfleet, Dr. McCoy?" Spock asks, only to glance around the corridor, realizing they are standing in the hall. "Apologies. Should you desire to continue conversing, I have been granted a single room where we might be undisturbed."

[damnitman]

Leonard lets out a dry laugh and pushes his fingers through his hair. "I uh, I had no place else to go." He shrugs a little awkwardly. "I got divorced..." Well that's his nice way of putting it, "I needed a fresh start." He says letting out a slow breath, but he smiles at the vulcan and nods, "Yeah I'd like that... we can keep chattin'." He says easily relaxing again. "You can tell me what brings you to the fleet."

[mindmeld]

"Divorced?" Spock inquires, even as he mentally runs through possible meanings. Vulcans have no such words, as a bond is generally meant to last a lifetime, but they use something like that with the challenge, so it is not hard to make a leap of logic. "I apologize for prying, as I understand that is a sensitive subject for most humans."

He turns toward his room, walking down the hall until he reaches his door and steps inside, assuming the doctor is following.

[damnitman]

"It's okay, It happened, and well... to be honest. It's healthier for me, and probably for her, he wanted very different things." He says following the other man to his dorm room.

[mindmeld]

"Fascinating. Do humans often engage in relationships that are not entirely healthy for them?" Spock closes the door behind his guest, gesturing toward the desk and the lone chair. "Please sit. Do you require refreshment?"

[damnitman]

"Uh... I didn't know it was unhealthy at the time, it just turned that way." He says sitting down, "Whatever you're havin' is fine." He says easily. "You've never had a relationship, not work out?" He asks making himself comfortable.

[mindmeld]

"Negative." Spock refrains from mentioning he has not had a relationship, beyond the betrothal at seven. He rarely thinks of T'Pring and their bond is mostly dormant.

He pours water for them both, setting a glass in front of McCoy and sitting across from him. "But mental compatibility is prized among Vulcans, thus it is not typical."

[damnitman]

"Well..." Leonard pausing thinking about how to phrase it, he takes a sip of his water and licks his lips. "We were young, and we changed... I was with her before I finished med school." He shrugs, "I wanted to go back and take over my dad's practice, and she wanted to be a socialite in Atlanta... cared more about money then I ever have, or ever will."

He smiles a little and shrugs, "S'good it's not something you have to worry about... but I'll be honest it took me by surprised."

[mindmeld]

Spock had been bonded at a young age, as were most Vulcans, but it was expected that bondmates would grow together, changes occurring so both would be content with the marriage. Not that Spock had much knowledge about it, considering his age and the fact that he blocked his own bondmate from his mind, but still -

Humas were quite odd.

"If it took you by surprise, then it is for the best, as clearly there was a rift between the two of you, else you might have been noticed such desires before."

[damnitman]

He takes a sip of his water, "So Vulcan's don't date?" He asks arching an eyebrow, "How do you figure out who you want to be with?"

[mindmeld]

"Logically. Such decisions are decided by mental compatibility at a young age." So a Vulcan might have a bondmate when it was necessary, but that was not a decision that happened with off-worlders.

[damnitman]

"I could pry more because you don't seem to be all that attached to whomever they picked for ya... But I won't." He laughs softly getting a little more comfortable on the sofa in Spock's quarters.

[mindmeld]

"Attachment is not required. I will fulfill my duty." It was necessary because of that of which Vulcans do not speak, and Spock was unconcerned with liking his bethroted.

[damnitman]

"I can see the logic in it, but I can't see the sense, you say you don't put stock into emotions, but it's unhealthy to be with someone who doesn't make you happy, or balance out the parts of you that need balancing." He says sipping his water and sets the glass down.

"But I can't really talk, given my relationship imploded." He chuckles darkly, but he's smiling at Spock a little.

[mindmeld]

"Happiness is a human construct that holds little relevance for Vulcans. Our bonds ensure we are compatible; I do not presume to understand what that means for most Vulcans."

Spock raises his eyebrow at the chuckle. "You find an odd humor in your divorce?"

[damnitman]

"I kind of do these days, but if you can't find the humor or the positive those wounds never heal." He says shrugging then giving Spock an amused look. "Because you are not like most Vulcans..." He asks a little bit of amusement in his voice as he arches an eyebrow.