Bed Space

Chapter 1 - Wake Up Space

"God mother fucking damnit I swear to all heavens if you're doing what I think you're doing I-" a girl cut short as she slammed open the light, white wooden door to her roommates space. Inside was a boy about 21 with drool pooling under his right cheek on a satin grey pillow. Surrounding his body were sheets of cool ice blue, tangled in his legs. He dawned a black tank top and a pair of black shorts to complete the athletic vibe he portrayed. His auburn hair a mess against the pillow as the strands on top stuck out in every which way. Darker red sides revealed he'd just recently gotten the underside shaved. The device that caused the girl anger was a laptop at full volume, a screen displaying a well-known YouTuber who was screaming at the top of their lungs about some jump-scare they'd just happened upon.

Emerald eyes softened at the sight before her as she leaned against the frame of the door. A chuckle left her lips at the sight of her twin brother asleep on his bed. Taking this moment to look around, she noticed all the merchandise from animes and TV shows he had adored since high school. A single window bled rays of golden light onto the floor in front of the door in the pattern of the plastic slatted shades, his bed to the right of said window. A desk sat under this window covered in scraps of hair he'd cut from wigs that currently were scattered on the wooden surface. A chair was tipped on its side below, a Sebastian costume from Black Butler crudely strewn over it.

Her own reddish-brown hair was pulled from her face, a strand falling from behind her ear as she tipped toed over to the sleeping boy. Using a thin sheet on the floor beside the bed, she draped it over his sleeping form. Now switching her attention to the laptop on the nightstand, she hit the the volume button down a couple times is rapid succession. She enjoyed this as the ear-piercing screams dialed down to nothing but muffled cries of fear. A sigh left her lips again and she left the room, shutting the door behind her.

"He's peaceful when he sleeps," she whispered to herself. Now she took this opportunity to go back to her own safe space. Walking over, the girl placed a hand on the knob, turning it once and letting her own bedroom door click open. Immediately when walking in, a painting of the name "Ashley" in special letters hung. Each one was themed to some anime she was madly in love with and never failed to bring a smile to her face as her eyes traced each letter one by one. The 'A' was themed to Jibaku Shōnen Hanako-Kun, followed by an 'S' styled with Totoro characters. The 'H' was Boku no Hero Academia with a "L" designed to fit in with the colors of No Game No Life. Finally, the 'E' and 'Y' were Tokyo Ghoul and Kimestu no Yaiba. Around her room were posters from all the anime's listed previously as well with a few others she knew from her childhood.

Ashley's own room had a brown wooden desk but her chair was neatly tucked underneath. Wigs of her own characters she cosplayed as well as a chest binder she had were laid out on the desk. A silver clothing rack was just in front of her desk against the side wall. Hung from this rack were a few noticeable cosplays like Midoryia Izuku, Dola Schwi, and a few other characters. Her bed was across the room in the corner from that with a burgundy comforter that was neatly tucked into the mattress. Upon her blankets were a black laptop and her trusty Switch.

Heading over to said bed, she brushed aside the electronics further down her twin sized bed and flopped down onto the sheets. Pulling her phone from her sweatpants pocket, she unlocked it with quick fingers and watched as her Discord popped up immediately. In the chat bar was a new notification from her best friend of all time. Joshua.

Metastatic - 4:30pm : "HEY BITCH GUESS WHAT"

SN.Cosplay - 6:35pm : "Sup?"

Almost immediately there was a response.

Metastatic - 6:35pm : "ARE YOU BUSY TOMORROW OR LIKE.. THE NEXT TWO WEEKS?"

SN.Cosplay - 6:36pm : "Um...no?

Metastatic - 6:36pm : "Okay then you are coming with me to this con I'm heading to with a group of mine!"

SN.Cosplay - 6:37pm : "I mean sure but where is it?"

Metastatic - 6:37pm : "In NY"

Ashley took a second to take in what she was just told. Her mind began to spin with all the ideas and possibilities that would open up for her. It would be her first official outing to a con with a group. Yeah sure, she'd been to other cons more locally in Illinois but, never with a group. Usually it was just her and her brother Liam who went.

SN.Cosplay - 6:40pm : "I don't have the money for that on top of whatever group cosplays we would decide to do!"

Metastatic - 6:40pm : "I'm paying for your travel, and you already have costumes for our themes. It's a three day con."

SN.Cosplay - 6:41pm : "Then why the FUCK are we staying for TWO FUCKING WEEKS"

Metastatic - 6:41pm : "'tHeN wHy ThE fUcK aRe We StAyInG fOr TwO fUcKiNg WeEkS' so that I can try and get with one of the members dumbass."

SN.Cosplay - 6:42pm : "Damn okay I'll go. Sheesh. I'm assuming we leave tomorrow... I'll have to take the day off. Make sure my boss isn't gonna fire me.."

Metastatic - 6:42pm : "Sometimes I swear you really are a just a female Deku. You're gonna love this group"

Ashley didn't respond and instead shut off her phone, tossing it back onto the sheets. Her eyes closed for a brief second to catch her thoughts that began collecting in her mind. Reopening them, she whispered to her ceiling, knowing full well she was talking to herself.

"Please, with everything in my soul, don't let this trip go south." When she finished, she sat back up and began to gather her things, trying to figure out what to bring for casual wear as well as all for the cosplays.

Then it hit her like a truck, "WHAT ARE WE EVEN GOING TO COSPLAY AS?"

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