00:18Nora Hale, your room has been reassigned.
00:21Reassigned? There must be a mistake. I filed everything three times.
00:26No mistake. Top floor suite, Sterling Hall, room crown 01.
00:33Top floor? With Vivian Sterling? God, she won't last a night.
00:40I just need a normal room.
00:41There are no normal rooms left. Either move in or sleep in the library.
00:47Just move in, don't cause trouble, and survive this year.
00:59Did she lose a bet?
01:00No. She is the scholarship girl. Poor, smart, invisible.
01:19You're blocking my light.
01:20I'm Nora Hale. Housing sent me here.
01:22I don't share air with strangers.
01:24I didn't ask for this. I'll stay out of your way.
01:28That line usually comes right before trouble.
01:30I'm here to study, not to steal your diamonds.
01:32Cute. At least you can speak.
01:38I'm here to study, not to steal your diamonds.
01:41What?
01:42I rejected your file myself.
01:44Then who put me here?
01:46Someone just walked into my house using my name.
01:49Get in.
01:51Now I want to know who sent you.
01:53Put her out.
01:54Miss Sterling, this reassignment is marked by special board authorization.
01:58We cannot reverse it.
02:00So the board now arranges my bedroom, too?
02:02We were told this benefits Campus Harmony.
02:06Campus Harmony can go to hell.
02:10If there's another room, I'll move.
02:12There isn't.
02:14Unless you withdraw enrollment.
02:21Fine.
02:23Temporary.
02:23But on my rules.
02:25Rule one, don't touch my closet.
02:27Rule two, don't make noise after midnight.
02:29Rule three, don't bring anyone in.
02:31Rule four, don't pity me.
02:32Don't stare at me.
02:32Don't ask questions.
02:34And rule five?
02:41Don't become a problem.
02:49Just get through tonight.
02:51Apply for the Campus Assistant tomorrow.
02:53Then report to the restaurant in the evening.
03:08You broke a machine worth more than your semester rent?
03:11With what?
03:12Your campus coffee shop tips?
03:17I'll pay for it.
03:23At least I pay for my own coffee.
03:25So you do bite.
03:26I said I'm sorry.
03:28I didn't come here to annoy you.
03:31Funny.
03:32Even your breathing sounds like an apology.
03:34What?
03:37What happened?
03:41Backup should have kicked in.
03:47Don't tell me you're scared of the dark.
03:49I'm not scared.
03:51I just hate surprises.
03:57Great.
03:58Now you're officially a problem.
04:08Ah!
04:10Oh!
04:13Are you trying to die in my house?
04:20I didn't see the step.
04:22Then stop moving.
04:29That's a very clumsy way to throw yourself at me.
04:32I'm trying not to fall.
04:34You already did.
04:49Take it.
04:50What about you?
04:52I own the apartment.
04:53I'll survive it.
04:56Thanks.
05:04You always keep all this ready?
05:06People who can't rely on others prepare backups.
05:09I know that feeling.
05:13No.
05:14You know survival.
05:16That's different.
05:20Sit.
05:21If you faint, the paperwork will annoy me.
05:46Were you...
05:48You looked ridiculous.
05:55You gave me your blanket.
05:57Don't romanticize basic decency.
06:07Easy.
06:10Easy.
06:18She clearly hates me.
06:19Why is she always the first to reach out?
06:28So this is the girl in Vivian's suite?
06:31The one who moved in overnight?
06:32Forum says she climbed into bed before she unpacked.
06:37If you have a question, ask directly.
06:42Fine.
06:42How much did you charge?
06:44Or was it charity sex for the poor?
06:48You don't know me.
06:49I know your type.
06:51Girls like you enter through scholarship forms and leave through someone's sheets.
07:03Vivian!
07:09You did that for her?
07:11You were about to make a mess in my cafeteria.
07:14Everything you borrow from my family feels like yours after enough champagne, I know.
07:21You're defending a nobody!
07:23She's my roommate.
07:25And if you bully my roommate again, aim better.
07:27Missing on the first throw is embarrassing.
07:32You didn't have to do that.
07:34I know.
07:35Then why?
07:37Because she was boring me.
07:42Campus forum update.
07:46Vivian Sterling publicly shields mystery roommate.
07:49Relationship unclear.
07:59Nora, until this is clarified, your residency status is under review.
08:03I followed the assignment you gave me.
08:04Public perception matters.
08:06So truth doesn't?
08:24Leaving already?
08:25I thought you'd milk the room for at least a week.
08:27Move.
08:28Say it.
08:29Did you cry on Vivian's bed or spread your legs on it?
08:36You want filth because that's the only language you know.
08:39Careful.
08:40Girls like you get erased fast here.
08:44Look!
08:45The princess packed her apron.
08:47Maybe Vivian likes uniforms?
09:06Vivian likes to buy her,ailleurs.
09:10Vivian says.
09:10I love you.
09:16My name is Vivian.
09:18I love you.
09:19My name is Vivian.
09:19I love you.
09:19I love you.
09:21now is that clear enough
09:25she didn't sneak in
09:26i kept her
09:27you're insane
09:29and you're still here
09:43why would you
09:45pick your draw up and come upstairs
09:50forum breaking
09:51sterling kissed her roommate
10:13you look terrible
10:14you kissed me in front of half the campus
10:21and now the other half knows how fast you blush
10:26was that a joke to you
10:28if it were you wouldn't still be thinking about it
10:30then tell me what it was
10:34a solution
10:35don't get addicted to efficient ones
10:39miss sterling did you force the student to stay for personal reasons
10:43no i chose to keep her after your office forced her in
10:46so you admit miss hale remains in your suite by your consent
10:49write it down properly by my insistent and the kiss a public clarification since your staff can't manage rumors
10:56very well temporary approval stands thank you don't i dislike debt and emotional packaging
11:05stand straighter if they want to give them a better view did you hear adrian cole is back
11:10vivian's ex this semester just got fun
11:15her ex stay away from him
11:17why
11:18why because i said so
11:26everyone our visiting research mentor adrian cole
11:34i've heard this class has one student worth watching
11:42nora hale
11:43yes adrian
11:45i like people who survive rooms they were never meant to enter
11:48i prefer classrooms to rumors
11:50good
11:52rumors bear me too
12:03your top three in analytical methods impressive under pressure
12:07you checked my file
12:09i check anything interesting
12:13take your hand off what isn't yours
12:16still territorial vivian
12:18still opportunistic adrian
12:22we were just talking about research
12:25then talk to someone applying for your ego not my roommate
12:28i can stand by myself
12:30apparently not fast enough
12:45are you really doing this
12:47using a scholarship girl as a shield
12:49you came back for two hours and already sound desperate
12:51i know you
12:52you don't let people close unless they're useful
12:54then you should be flattered
12:55you lasted a whole year
12:56be careful
12:57girls like nora don't understand the cost of standing next to you
13:00no
13:00men like you can't stand when they aren't the one controlling the cost
13:03if she gets hurt
13:04it'll be because you wanted someone to watch you bleed
13:14doing homework
13:15i wanted to know who he is
13:17here's the short version
13:18bad news in expensive shoes
13:20and you don't need to know him better
13:23you don't get to issue people like dress codes
13:25watch me
13:30mrs hale
13:31punctuality is not optional here
13:35professor
13:35she was with me this morning reviewing research abstracts
13:38my delay
13:39if that's true
13:40take your seat mrs hale
13:47westbridge
13:51my lab needs someone who works harder than they complain
13:53you fit
13:56this project is attached to the scholarship review board
13:59exactly
13:59join me
14:00and people will discuss your work instead of your bed
14:05no
14:07you didn't even read it
14:08i don't need to
14:09adrian never offers anything for free
14:11maybe because talent is useful
14:12don't be naive
14:13he sees leverage before he sees people
14:16not everyone who helps me is trying to own me
14:18that's exactly how ownership starts
14:20you mean like kissing me in public and calling it a solution
14:24i cleaned up your scandal
14:25i never asked you to decide every risk for me
14:28and i never asked you to walk into one this obvious
14:30you can't keep acting like the world breaks only on your terms
14:34and you can't keep confusing hunger with opportunity
14:43she always stands too high
14:45like she's blocking the wind for me
14:47but really she wants to decide every step i take
14:52i need something that is mine
15:04perfect
15:12there she is
15:13vivian's roommate
15:14adrian's new pet project
15:15busy girl
15:16two ladders at once
15:17miss
15:18nora hall
15:23hail
15:24names matter only when family names open doors
15:27then it must be exhausting for you to need yours every second
15:29careful
15:30sharp tongues look cheap when worn with borrowed access
15:33ladies save the blood for a richer room
15:35you don't need to prove anything here
15:36i'm learning that nobody here says that for free
15:51you dress for war like a librarian
15:54you said you weren't coming
15:55i changed my mind when i saw chloe's little documentary
15:57you tracked me
15:59i monitor disasters
16:08who touched her
16:09no one touched her
16:10we were just entertaining your guest
16:12then your idea of entertainment is uglier than your tailoring
16:15listen carefully
16:16anyone who puts their hands rumors or cheap little cameras on her again
16:20can spend next semester outside every sterling funded event
16:39why are you doing this?
16:40because watching you get eaten by idiots is bad for my mood
16:42that's not the real answer
16:46then stop asking questions you're not ready to hear
16:53you always do this
16:54you save me then hide behind sarcasm
16:57because sincerity makes people stupid
16:59maybe it makes them honest
17:01fine
17:02here's honesty
17:03you look where i hate miserable things in my line of sight
17:05that's the first kindness i've ever heard
17:08and yet you keep accepting it
17:13where did this come from?
17:15my move-in notice
17:16i printed it in case they tried to say i forged it
17:18someone used board override
17:20date
17:20three days before orientation
17:22can that happen by accident?
17:23nothing in the school happens accident
17:25only by money, panic, or strategy
17:28so i wasn't sent here because of a glitch
17:30you were placed
17:32for what?
17:33that depends on whether you were meant to bother me
17:34watch me
17:36or bait me
17:42board office
17:43i don't even know anyone there
17:44that's exactly why this is worse
17:47from now on
17:48if anyone talks to you about housing, my family, or your scholarship
17:51you tell me first
17:52are you ordering me again?
17:53yes
17:59and if i say no
18:03then i'll assume you enjoy being hunted
18:09i've been on someone's board since the day i moved in
18:17are you avoiding me?
18:19i'm busy
18:20you were busy before but you didn't seem to be on the run like this
18:23if someone placed you to tune me then standing too close to me may be the trap
18:27i'm not a package you need to store away
18:29then stop making it easy for people to target you
18:34she really thought one kiss made her untouchable
18:36vivian must be bored already
18:38toys don't stay on the bed once the owner sobers up
18:40miss hale
18:41you may begin
18:49she's actually brilliant
18:52excellent
18:54highest score this month
19:04you handled that well
19:05i thought you were too busy to watch
19:07i was passing by
19:08in four inch heels
19:09through the science building
19:11don't get smuggy
19:13one good presentation doesn't make you untouchable
19:15no
19:16but it reminds people i belong here
19:18better
19:19i prefer you sharp
19:21vivian
19:24if you're pushing me away to protect me
19:26at least be honest enough to admit that
19:31you're improving
19:32keep that energy for people worse than me
19:36she is hiding
19:37not because she doesn't care
19:39but because she cares too much
19:42attendance is expected for my team
19:45i'm not exactly built for ballroom politics
19:47neither are most people
19:48the trick is to look expensive for three hours
19:52if i say no
19:53then they remember you as the girl from the forum
19:55not the mind in my lab
19:58fine
19:59i'll go
20:00good
20:00and nora
20:02wear confidence
20:04pity stains worse than red wine
20:10what is this
20:11damage control
20:12you knew about the dance
20:14the entire campus knows
20:15your face does this thing when you're cornered it's loud
20:19try the black one
20:20i can't afford to owe you another
20:24then call it rent for enduring my personality
20:34it's too much
20:36say something
20:37you clean up dangerously well
20:45at the dance
20:45don't drift
20:46i can handle one night
20:48that's exactly what people say before they get swallowed whole
20:54stay with me
20:56you sound like you care
20:58i care about disasters in expensive rooms
21:06perfect
21:07let's make this dress her funeral
21:12this design is cruel
21:14move
21:24you're doing that on purpose
21:27if i were doing it on purpose
21:28you wouldn't be able to stand still
21:31breathe nora
21:34i am breathing
21:36no
21:37you're trying not to feel me
21:41you get nervous this easily
21:42and people say you're the dangerous one
21:47maybe i'm only nervous around you
22:03miss sterling
22:04shall i mark your dance card
22:05no
22:06no dances tonight
22:07i didn't come to dance
22:23may i have the opening dance
22:24the committee is watching
22:28if your grades need a waltz by all mean
22:33one dance
22:36that's right
22:37the more you care
22:39the harder you'll fall
22:44relax they smell fear
22:46then they must be feasting tonight
22:49you learn fast
22:58she hates this
22:59this is for the committee
23:01everything is for something
23:02that's why people like us survive
23:05people like us
23:06people who weren't born holding the room
23:12is that her
23:13so the princess moonlines his staff
23:21nothing wrong with service work
23:23it's just some girls forget what role suits them
23:33if this is your entertainment budget
23:34ask for a refund
23:37yes she works
23:38that means when she enters a room
23:40she earned her way in
23:41more than i can say for half of you
23:43nora hell is here because i invited her
23:46if anyone has a problem
23:47take it up with me
23:48publicly
23:49preferably sober
23:55you didn't have to humiliate yourself with me
23:57i humiliated them
23:59you made me look like your project
24:01your charity
24:03i made you look untouchable for 10 minutes
24:05which is longer than this school usually allows
24:07do you even hear yourself
24:10every time something happens
24:11you decide what i need before i can speak
24:13because when you do speak
24:15you walk straight into wolves
24:17and when you do
24:18you drag me behind your shield
24:19like i belong there
24:22tell me the truth
24:23at the dorm
24:24at the stairs
24:26at that kiss
24:27was any of it real to you
24:28or was i just convenient
24:30you think i kiss for convenience
24:32i think you do whatever keeps control in your hands
24:35and i think you keep asking questions
24:37you'll run from if i answer honestly
24:39then answer
24:41that night wasn't
24:46vethan
24:47your mother's foundation account was hit
24:49large internal movement
24:50not random
24:51how bad
24:52bad enough that if you don't come now
24:53someone will sign over control by morning
24:58what happened
24:59family business
25:00you're leaving
25:01i have to
25:02without finishing your sentence
25:08stay out of trouble tonight
25:09that's it
25:10that has to be enough
25:19she left
25:20you sound pleased
25:21no
25:22just unsurprised
25:23vivian always chooses the fire she was born in
25:25you don't know what she chooses
25:27i know worlds like hers don't make room for feelings
25:29unless they can be traded
25:30whatever she makes you feel
25:32protect your future first
25:39if she had given the answer just now
25:42would i still be so upset
25:44her
25:44for you
25:44for a moment
25:44that she understands
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