It started harmlessly — just a lazy night in the dorm, everyone in sweats, hair tied, and snacks scattered across the floor. But then Manon found the karaoke mic and speaker they’d used the night before… and everything spiraled from there.
“I have an announcement,” she declared dramatically, switching on the mic and immediately blowing out the speaker with feedback.
Sophia groaned, “Bro. My eardrum.”
Manon — in full faux-host mode — was pacing dramatically with the mic in hand like she was filming the reunion episode of The Real Housewives of KATSEYE.
“Tonight… we expose the lies, the betrayal, and the fake friendships,” she said into the mic, voice echoing dramatically. “Starting with Megan, who ATE MY LEFTOVER RAMEN LAST WEEK.”
“I told you it was gonna expire,” Megan deadpanned, scrolling on her phone. “I was saving your life.”
“You were ending our friendship,” Manon snapped.
Megan snatched the mic next, speaking into it like she was in a courtroom. “Yoonchae finished my chocolate almond milk and then gaslit me into thinking I drank it in my sleep.”
The mic passed to Yoonchae, who simply said, “Cry about it.”
Crowd went wild.
Sophia snatched the mic next. “I’d like to expose Manon for using my eyelash curler and pretending it was hers for a week.”
Manon appeared from behind the couch like a gremlin summoned by name. “IT LOOKED GENERIC AND ABANDONED—WHAT WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO?”
“Ask,” Yoonchae said dryly, sipping tea in the corner like a reality show judge.
Daniela took the mic just to say, “Can we normalize being hot and tired at the same time?” before passing it to Lara, who hadn’t said a word yet.
Lara cleared her throat.
“I just think it’s funny,” she said slowly, “how someone —” she looked directly at Megan “— said they were on a diet, and then ordered fries at 2AM.”
The room exploded.
You were trying to stay out of it, curled on the couch sipping water — until Megan passed you the mic and said, “Speak your truth."