Seeing as how is there is not enough Rhack fics on this website, I thought I should contribute to my favorite new OTP. This is my first Borderlands story, so sorry if things seem shaky or wrong! I'm planning on having this be a continuous story, but that can change depending on the reaction it gets. Please enjoy, and if you have any concerns or questions, feel free to message me!

To say that Rhys was nervous was an understatement. As he stood on that stage, high school diploma in hand, Rhys couldn't help but think about his now forseeable future. He shook, skin clammy and cold. The last time he had felt this nervous was when he came out of the closet to his parents, and even that hadn't made him shake this much. He never really was good at acclimating to new circumstances and unfamiliar surroundings.

This circumstance, however, was one that needed to faced: College.

"Good luck hun! We'll cal you when we get home, you gotta tel us all about your first day!" Rhys' mother showered his face with kisses as he squirmed under her ministrations. Groaning, Rhys signaled his father to shove her off, clenching and un-clenching his skinned fist.

Chuckling lightly, Rhys' father gently pried his wife off of their son. "Well, it's time for us to be off." He stuck his hand out to Rhys, eyes twinkling gently. "Good luck out there, champ." Rhys shook his fathers hand, too choked up to say anything, merely giving a curt nod in response.

Rhys watched his parents drift across the college courtyard toward their car. He was sad to see them go but Rhys, being the typical teenage boy, tried not to show any emotion. He failed, of course. Wiping the tears from his face, Rhys shouldered his bags and faced the gates of his new school.

To be honest, Rhys had applied to Hyperion University as a joke. Never had he thought that he would get in. So, when that fateful acceptance letter came in the mail, Rhys knew he couldn't refuse. This had been his dream school since he was a young boy. Taking a deep breath, he walked towards his dorm building, map of the school grounds clutched nervously in his metal hand.

Stepping into his already unlocked dorm room, Rhys looked around. One side of the room had already been claimed, as evidenced by the green bed spread and various belongings strewn about. He walked to the unoccupied side of the room, setting down his bags on the twin sized bed. Rhys really had been pampered at home, having a king sized bed all to himself. 'Well, this is college, not a five star resort. I'll just have to deal with it.' He thought sullenly to himself, already missing his home.

'No, you gotta stop thinking like that! This'll be fun...' He thought. Sighing, he started to unpack his things. He didn't get very far before he heard someone knocking on the door frame, making him look up from his things.

Standing in the door way was a short brown haired man with a brown goatee. He was wearing jeans and a green t-shirt, with some weird kind of black vest over top. Waving a hand, the shorter man made his way into the room. "Hey, what's up man? I'm Vaughn."Ever the polite person, Rhys stuck out his hand, a small smile on his face.

"Hey, I'm Rhys. Well, I guess you're my roommate?" H questioned, the shorter man nodding in response. "Yeah, I hope it's okay that I already picked my side of the room, we can switch if you want?"Shaking his head, Rhys turned back towards his stuff, planning to unpack while they talked.

At least that's what he hoped would happen. Instead, every time either of them went to say something, they would stumble, stop, and go back to their own worlds. Even though it was awkward, it made Rhys happy, knowing that his roommate was as socially awkward as he was.

After a few more minutes of this awkward routine, Rhys cleared his throat, planning on actually getting a sentence out this time. "So...what's your major?" He turned towards Vaughn.

Smiling, Vaughn adjusted his glasses before speaking. "I'm actually a computer science major with a minor in accounting. You?"

"I'm double majoring in business and robotics." Vaughn raised his eyebrows. "Robotics? That's awesome! What made you want to gt into that?" It was then that Rhys realized that his roommate hadn't noticed his metal arm, which was hidden by his sweatshirt.

"Oh, gimme a sec-" Rhys said before taking off his sweatshirt, revealing a plain black t-shirt underneath. He flexed his metal arm, sticking it out for Vaughn to look at. The shorter man gasped, mouth hung open in shock.

"Oh wow, that's so cool! It looks so high tech, do you mind if I touch it?" Vaughn spoke a mile a minute, Rhys giggling at his friends awe. "Yes, you can touch it. Just don't press the lights around the elbow." Rhys instructed, moving closer so that Vaughn could inspect his arm even closer.

Tentatively placing his hands on the cool metal, Vaughn ran his hand up and down the appendage, oohing and ahing the entire time. "I've never seen a prosthetic this advanced before! Do you mind me asking what happened?" Rhys raised his eyebrows, impressed by Vaughn's courage. most people felt too uncomfortable asking or even mentioning the arm.

"It was... an accident. A car accident." Rhys said quietly, while Vaughn paused his investigation of the arm. The shorter man timidly looked at his friend, suddenly at a loss of words. Rhys continued.

"I was only ten. I was in the car with my parents, going through a fur way intersection. all of a sudden, a car slammed into the side of our car. My parents were okay but... well, I think you can guess what happened to me." Rhys finished, chuckling nervously. He hoped he hadn't scared his roommate, and probably only friend.

"That's... that's heavy, man."Rhys nodded in agreement, and once again there was silence between the two. "At least it looks bad ass." Vaughn said, effectively breaking the tension in the room. Rhys laughed, shoulders shaking as he did.

After both had set their things up in their dorm, the boys had agreed to go get a coffee to get to know each other better. Vaughn was excited that he had made a friend so quickly, especially one so like minded.

Rhys, well, Rhys was just generally excited about coffee.

Ok, I hope y'all enjoyed! Sorry that there's no Jack in this chapter, he'll appear next chapter. Please review and give me your feedback!