*I DON'T NORMALLY LIKE FANFICS WITH SEAN AND MARK AS STUDENTS, BUT I REALLY WANTED TO WRITE SOMETHING TONIGHT! ALSO, THIS STORY MAY ONLY PAIR THEM AS BEST FRIENDS...I DON'T KNOW. WE'LL SEE HOW INTO I GET :) *
Sean placed his bag on his bed. He straightened his Bloodborne t-shirt against his thin frame and adjusted the green bracelets on his wrist, pushing them down more so they wouldn't leave imprints on his forearm. As his cerulean eyes glanced around his surroundings, he ran a hand through his fluffy, short brown hair. The dorm room wasn't that large, but he figured he wouldn't spend too much time there anyway. He had hoped that maybe in his spare time he would just hunt for an apartment instead. He had transferred as an exchange student from Ireland, studying marine biology (BECAUSE HE ALWAYS USES THE WHALE BIOLOGIST QUOTE.) Shooting a glance to the TV in the corner of the room, he unpacked his PS4 and set it on the stand. Gaming was his preferred method of relaxation. As he turned back toward his bed, a guy with dark brown hair walked into the room. His hair was shoulder length and he had a goatee. He was of average weight, significantly taller than Sean, wearing a black t-shirt and loose-fitting jeans. He reminded Sean of his grunge days in his Metal band back home.
"Oh, what's up, dude? I wasn't expecting anyone to be here, yet." The guy laughed, looking around awkwardly as he placed his bag on his own bed. "I'm Arin Hanson." He said, reaching out to shake hands.
"I'm Sean McLoughlin, but more often than not I go back Jack." Sean said, returning the notion.
"That an Irish thing? How the hell do you get Jack from Sean?" Arin asked, grinning ear to ear. Sean chuckled awkwardly, giving a slight shrug and nod.
"Yeah, I guess that explains it without going into detail." He laughed.
"I see you already have your PS4 out..." Arin nodded toward the TV stand. "I suppose I'll just set mine next to it for now."
"Ah, you game in your down time as well?" Sean giggled.
"Yeeeaaahhh, mostly PC gaming, though." Arin nodded awkwardly. "Well, I just stopped in to drop off my bag. I'm supposed to be meeting up with some friends if you wanna tag along? Unless you have somewhere to be?"
"Um, I suppose I can tag along. Nothing else to do, not as of right now." He smiled, glancing around the room. Arin nodded, again, and gestured for Sean to follow him out the door. As they exited the dorm building they were greeted on the quad by two guys. One man had dark, frizzy, curly hair and was approximately the same height as Arin, and the other had short, blonde hair and was a few inches shorter than Arin.
"Hey, Scrublords." Arin greeted. "This is Jack. Jack, this is Danny and Ross."
"Nice to meet you, both." Jack greeted, shaking hands with the two other men.
"Aha! I'm not the only one with a foreign accent!" Ross chimed in, shocking Sean with his heavy Australian accent. He just chuckled in response.
"Hey, where the hell is Mark?" Arin asked, looking around the quad and then raising an eyebrow at his friends. "I thought he said he'd meet up with us after unpacking?"
"He said Bob and Wade showed up and wanted to grab food, I guess." Danny answered.
"Ah. Okay? Well, I guess you'll meet Mark later, then." Arin said in a hopeless tone, raising his eyebrows and tightening his lips. Sean only nodded, glancing at the other two in a confused but indifferent manner and then chuckled.