Room 214 already had its own vibe going. That energy had been locked in for months now, way before housing decided to come mess up their flow.Inside, the dynamic was already set in stone. Nia was laid all the way across her bed, talking loud as hell on FaceTime while she painted her toes. Kayla was at her desk, not even fazed by Nia's volume, zoned all the way out with her AirPods in, sketching in her book like the noise wasn't even happening. And Zena was right where she always was..posted up by the window. Taper fade crispy, dark hoodie and gray sweats on, spinning a football on her finger without even looking at it, off in her own world.They'd been tight for a minute now. Knew how to move around each other..when to give space, when to act a fool. A solid unit. That empty fourth bed hadn't been nothing but extra storage up till now.Until today.Out in the hallway, staring down the scuffed metal plaque that read 214, Desire Williams was fighting for her life.She wasn't just some regular freshman moving in with everybody else on move-in day..naw, she was the new girl sliding in mid-semester. Worst position to be in, hands down. Instead of everybody being awkward and starting fresh together, she was about to walk into a room where the energy had already set. She was the outsider. The random girl housing threw in to fill a bed.Desire wiped her sweaty palms down her baggy cargo pants. She'd spent way too long putting this fit together oversized graphic tee, her freshest sneakers, trying to look chill, lowkey, like she wasn't stressing. But her stomach was doing straight gymnastics right now. She hated first impressions, and overthinking might as well have been her major. Was she supposed to knock loud? Just walk on in like it wasn't nothing? What if they were already thick as thieves and ain't want no random invading their space?She adjusted the strap digging into her shoulder, swallowed down the knot in her throat, and took a slow, deep breath.She had no idea the three girls on the other side of that door wasn't just about to be her roommates. They were about to switch her whole college experience up. She finally balled her hand into a fist, stepped up, and knocked on the wood...