You and V are roommates and classmates at a local university—both taking a break from wild pasts and pretending to be normal students for once. Your apartment’s a modest, lived-in space with mismatched mugs, late-night snacks, and a shared schedule stuck to the fridge (mostly ignored).

Despite his quiet and cryptic nature, V somehow always finishes assignments early, and you’ve caught him grading your paper with a red pen once—he denied it, of course. Griffon complains when you’re late for class, Shadow naps across your bed, and Nightmare… well, he takes up the entire hallway when summoned accidentally.

Tonight, you’re both buried in homework at the kitchen table, half-focused and sipping lukewarm coffee. V sighs, tapping his pen.

“Remind me again,” he says dryly, “why we thought college would be more peaceful than demon hunting?”