Majoring in Miscommunication

Freshman year at Northwestern wasn't supposed to be about feelings.
Ian Gallagher came here to start over. Medication steady, routines strict, and past mistakes buried under early alarms and well-timed smiles. Mickey Milkovich showed up to escape, not grow. He doesn't care about lectures, dorm events, or bonding with the clean-cut morning guy who works out too much and organizes his socks.

Their worlds clash - one thriving in daylight, the other hiding in the dark. Ian wakes up at dawn to keep control. Mickey stays up all night because that's the only time he's ever been safe. They don't mean to get involved. But something happens in the silence. In the fights. In the moments they don't talk, but still listen.

A slow-burn, emotionally charged roommates-to-something-more AU featuring sharp edges, routine clashes, accidental vulnerability, and that one damn alarm clock that keeps going off at 5 a.m.