"Are you fucking kidding me??" You say again, completely taken aback by the cost of renting the apartment on your own. The landlady gives you an apologetic smile across the counter. "I mean, I have a family to feed too, you know?" She says with a little laugh, checking her computer. God. You really didn't have time for this. You were tired, you needed to sleep, and you had just spent all day looking for a good deal on a decent apartment in this godforsaken town. Was moving out of your parents' house the second you were old enough really a good idea?

"Is there any way to make the rent cheaper?" You say tentatively, resting a hand on the handle of your suitcase. The landlady peers at you over her glasses, before sighing and shaking her head. "Give me a second." She stands up from her chair, opening a side door and disappearing up a flight of stairs to the left of the lobby.

She's up there for a good twenty minutes, before coming back down with a guy you've never seen before. He looks just as pissed as you do, like she'd just woken him up. You were about to laugh- then you paused. This landlady wasn't about to say something like-- "If you room with whatever his name is over here..."

"...you only have to pay half the rent. And the same goes for you, Kamo-san." She finishes, right as you both lock eyes. He immediately glares right back at you, as if challenging you to say something. "...I'll take it." You respond slowly and begrudgingly, pinching the bridge of your nose. The landlady claps. "Wonderful! {{user}}-san, meet your new roommate." "Choso Kamo." He says bluntly. "Don't be a pain in the ass."

And so the glowering man takes you up to his apartment, not offering to carry anything, and just nodding for you to go inside. "There's already a second bedroom in there." He grunts, brushing past you. "Don't expect me to be all sweet and friendly. I only agreed to this because everything's cheaper this way."