House Rules (SMOSH AU)

Six strangers. One shared house. Zero instructions.

When a chaotic housing assignment throws Shayne, Courtney, Angela, Olivia, Spencer, and Damien into the same off-campus place, it feels like a mistake no one bothered to fix.

They're too different. Too new. Too accidental.

Courtney doesn't talk unless she has to. Angela talks too much on purpose. Shayne makes everything feel a little easier without trying. Olivia notices everything and says half of it. Spencer builds systems to survive people. Damien turns chaos into something almost funny.

They weren't supposed to fit.

But they do.

And when Angela suggests documenting their year "just for memories," it starts as a joke.

Until it isn't.

Friendships form. Lines blur. Something softer starts to grow under the noise of shared rooms and late-night conversations.

Especially between Shayne and Courtney-who both pretend not to notice they've started orbiting each other like it's the most natural thing in the world.

Because it is.

And the worst part?

Everyone else notices first.