REALISTIC COLLEGE AU

[sockies]

the (updated) realistic college au meme.

comment with your character's name and canon in the subject header. use rng or pick one of the options below for your au scenario or make your own.


I. living conditions

01. my roommate’s boyfriend is staying over so can I please sleep on your floor
02. all our friends are drunk
03. we live in halls opposite one another and i keep seeing you change in the window please close your blinds
04. my shower isn’t working can I use yours
05. you’re baking cookies in the communal kitchen at 3am and I’m angry but also really hungry
06. i was abroad last semester and forgot to fill out the housing form, but your old roommate dropped out so hi, hey, how’s it going, I guess we live together now
07. you peed on my car. you were drunk. I was in the car. there will be hell to pay.
08. my friend dragged me to this party and I just saw my ex quick make out with me
09. sorry my roommate puked on your shoes
10. you look so good at this party and so many people are trying to pick you up and I can only sit in the corner and seethe, and now people are giving me concerned looks
11. you were on my bed doing homework but you fell asleep and now it’s 3 am and i don’t have the heart to wake you to send you back to your dorm, so i’m just gonna get in bed and deal with the awkwardness in the morning
12. it’s 3am, in the dead of winter, some motherfucker pulled/set off the fire alarm and I am being very vocal about how I’m gonna make that fucker pay

II. chance meeting

01. it’s pouring and my final paper is in my backpack so I guess we’re stuck under this tiny awning together. do you think they’d deliver pizza here
02. i thought you were my new roommate’s boyfriend so i casually invited you in but you’re actually the RA of the dorm and now you think i want to have sex with you
03. i know I keep coming to this [cookie/coffee/etc.] shop and for some reason it’s always your shift but don’t you dare judge me I need this for my sanity
04. i found your USB drive still in the computer (and potentially regret finding out what's on it)
05. you decked me in the head while you were playing frisbee golf
06. your school mailbox is right next to mine
07. it’s raining and you forgot your umbrella so i offered for us to share but this was a mistake because you’re tall and i am not and the wind is blowing water in my face and goddammit get down here
08. a group of us agreed to go stargazing in the field in the center of campus but wow uh it’s cold out at night, wanna cuddle?
09. i took a bunch of free condoms from health services just because i could and they all fell out of my bag at once and now you’re staring at me weirdly
10. we have to go camping together and share a sleeping bag even though we’re complete strangers
11. we have zero classes together but i see you at least five times a day what the fuck????

III. campus community

01. i’m really passionate about this cause and I will give you this flier if I have to shove it down your throat
02. it’s 3 am and I’m still in the library studying for finals and I’m losing my grip on reality and I think I just saw a ghost
03. we’re the only two people in this club. what is this club even for
04. humans vs zombies, all bets are off, friendships mean nothing
05. i thought I was the only one who liked the waffle station in the cafeteria
06. we’re studying in the library and there are two people very obviously fucking in the stacks and we keep sharing embarrassed glances
07. what are you doing at this table at the career fair
08. i saw you sneaking captain crunch and cutlery out of the dining hall
09. my computer crashed and you’re the student worker at the IT center
10. we’re both on athletic teams that aren’t as cool as the football team and they give us shit
11. you live above me and I’m going to murder you if you don’t stop throwing parties Sunday night

IV. credit hour woes

01. hey I have to [photograph/draw blood/film/insert major here] someone for class, will you be my guinea pig
02. we’re the only people who ever talk in discussions it’s awful
03. group project
04. both of us turned up to the wrong room for this lecture and neither of us know where it's supposed to be
05. we argued so much during a class discussion that we both got kicked out and we’re still arguing outside of class
06. wait, I actually have a competent lab partner?
07. waiting for office hours
08. all the seats in this huge fucking lecture hall and you have to sit right next to me
09. vicious battle over the only left handed desk in the room
10. i wrote a poem about wanting to hook up with you and now i have to read it in front of you in class and hear everyone critique it
11. i sat down in the wrong class and I’m panicking but don’t want to get up and leave because the class has started and you think it’s hilarious and shut up you dumb fuck you don’t know me aahhh

V. limited resources

01. you keep using my preferred shower stall in the floor bathrooms when I’m trying to get ready for class
02. you keep parking in the space outside my student house you absolute asshole
03. you're the only person in the room when i break the printer and i'm panicking (so don't be a dick about it please)
04. neither of us bought the expensive textbook but there is only one copy in the library and it can’t leave the building
05. this awesome professor only has one TA slot and we’re rivals
06. you keep reserving the good study room in the corner of the library with the windows
07. I’ve been sitting in this seat all semester why did you decide to sit in it today
08. the bus is full and i accidentally told you that you could sit on my lap...and you did because you’re weird and now i’m into it
09. we’re always at the fitness center at the same time and end up competing on the treadmill
10. you’re overdue on this book and I want it so I’m tracking you the fuck down

scenarios taken from this post on tumblr.

Comments

fushiguro, megumi | jujutsu kaisen

[unequally]

[ student... freshman........ work study in the library???? something like that, or for rp's sake despite being a freshman .... also the helpful but quiet TA??? open to most things though! pm if you want to talk it out first but can vibe w most things since it's considerably less involved than his actual canon....]

[kugisaki]

[ i rolled 5.6 / 2.10 (breaking the rules BUT. they don't have to be strangers) / 3.8 / 1.12 + a bonus: 1.11 ]

margaery tyrell | game of thrones

[versigny]

[ open to pm all scenarios! ]

Jiang Cheng | The Untamed (AU) | ota

[poisonous_frog]

[Mr Cheng here is in his final year for architecture and waiting for his finals is KILLING him. Nothing looks off limits to me! Come at me!]

Wanda Maximoff | MCU | OTA

[scarletchaos]

[Wanda studying at an actual magical college or attending college while studying magic/Avenging on the side; works as a barista at the local café and as a tutor, slightly older than most other students, and tends to keep to herself unless fighting crime for the most part. Watches a lot of sitcoms, especially older ones. Definitely stays up too late studying and needs to be dragged out to have some fun outside of academia. OTA, canon, cross canon, assumed CR, etc. All caught up on WandaVision and happy to mark or avoid spoilers for others.]

Rey || Star Wars || OTA

[talentedscavenger]

[ Rey studying at college while working two, three jobs to keep a roof over her head. Always working, studying, or applying to scholarships. Open to cross-canon, assumed, CR, etc. F/M for shipping. ]

Kiyotaka Ishimaru | Dangan Ronpa

[moraloutrage]

Gaius Worzel | Trails of Cold Steel 1 | OTA

[wherethewindtakesme]

hasegawa langa | sk8 the infinity

[l8rboi]

yosuke hanamura • p4

[complaintsdepartment]

Rena Ryugu | Higurashi Gou | OTA

[growingblueflame]

(( Minor Gou spoilers, but she's actually about to head off to college so I'd love to play some college things! ))

rika kawai ( wonder egg priority. )

[contrarily]

( aged up ofc, probably a freshman. extreme slacker. studies fashion, or maybe make-up... or something else girly that allows her to lean back and daydream abt marrying a rich guy overseas. )

alina starkov | grishaverse

[peasant]

its 1 / 10 but mostly its gilmore girls because of who i am as a person

[underage]

( even aleksander can't be sure why he puts the line in the sand over their relationship, demanding something casual shared between them. historically, this is what's always worked for him. that said, history cannot always be trusted — at least not where a winner is involved to poison the truth. thus far, aleksander has stayed winning, favoring women in the night and forgetting their names in the morning, never staying in one place or one person for too long, and telling himself he's content with that rhythm. despite all that, and every bit of evidence to the contrary, he still finds himself jealous when alina shows up to his frat's halloween party with someone else.

he had every opportunity to ask her, so it's his own fault. he just hadn't expected to feel so angry upon seeing ivan's palming hands running up under her short, nun's skirt.

a priest and a nun. it's very — infuriating. she looks hot, and that's infuriating too.

he's not entirely sure where his date ran off to, and honestly he can't even remember who he showed up here with, other than a few boys in the frat with their matching costumes — devil horns and red boxers, shirts left behind in the name of red glitter splattered haphazardly around his tight muscles. sometimes it's not enough just to be rich, you have to be fit and handsome, too. aleksander allows himself to quietly fume, watching ivan's breath in her ear and the occasional passerby that gazes her up and down, unaware to the fact that she doesn't exactly fit in here. she looks like she does, as short-skirted and jungle juice drunk as any other woman on the floor.

it's not until ivan goes to top off their drinks that aleksander moves in, quickly catching alina by the wrist and giving her a pull into a small alcove. )

Alina.

( almost too heated too quickly, he leans in, pining her to the wall with his mouth against hers. furious and jealous, he tries to push forward, wanting to smudge his glitter across her chest so everyone knows exactly where he's been. )

You look edible.

Soubi Agatsuma | Loveless | OTA

[pinnedwings]

[is actually a college student, art major; m/m for any kind of shipping]

Hatsuharu Sohma | Fruits Basket | OTA

[not_stupid]

[aged up let's go to college!]

Carlos | Welcome to Night Vale | OTA

[the_scientist]

[undergraduate STEM major or graduate student; m/m for shipping; possibly a TA/RA or professor?]

Leopold Fitz | Agents of SHIELD / MCU

[bravelittlemonkey]

[ More likely SHIELD Academy, but uni can work too ]

[biochemistry]

[heyyy you]

Ramona Flowers ☆ Scott Pilgrim

[subspaceflowers]

[ attended the University of Carolina in the Sky. Have fun with that ]

william james moriarty | moriarty the patriot

[mathodical]

( canonically the college math professor at durham university who's way too smart, like, graduated with a doctorate at age 21 level smart. definitely open to threading against students/fellow college staff! OTA canon, cross-canon, assumed CR, m/m for anything shippy though. am happy to AU him into a modern setting, but if you want canon-ish things, i'm caught up with the manga so let me know if you want me to avoid or mark spoilers! )

Jemma Simmons | Agents of SHIELD

[biochemistry]

[ota with f/f preference for shipping; versions: 1) canon timeline wherein Jemma has two PhDs by 17 and therefore is a baby in her college years, 2) canon timeline but by the time she's at SHIELD Academy, at which point she's roughly normal college age, 3) complete AU where she's in college at a normal college age because someone told her parents it would be better for her social development or some nonsense like that (and/or she's just getting 1000 degrees or something)]

Missandei | GOT/ASOIAF (modern)

[multilingualism]

[ota; student of languages, obviously, and likely involved in social activism causes]

Jo March | Little Women (modern)

[isawriter]

[ota, f/f for shipping; creative writing major, obviously]

The Dag | Mad Max: Fury Road

[seedings]

[ota, f/f for shipping; a weird snarky hippie majoring in naturopathic healing or something]

Childe (Ajax) — Genshin Impact

[fatui]

( Your local RA and the one guy who seems to have his finger in every pie. Seems closer to a jock and/or a drop-out, but would actually be top of his class if it weren't for his atrocious attendance records. Business major! Work hard, play hard— getting absolutely hammered right before exam week to get the edge off, anyone? )

[bambichi]

[Hey there! If you're okay with this guy, is there any particular prompt you're into or are you okay with randomizing?]

Wei Wuxian • The Untamed • OTA

[createschaos]

[ Majoring in music, specifically the dizi. ]

[poisonous_frog]

He's been listening to the 'screeching' for the past hour now. And it was impossible for him to get any of his work done because of it. Every time he put the pencil to paper, a shriek would erupt and he would make a scratch where there should not be a scratch. If this kept going, he wasn't going to have any paper at all.

He knew they should have had separate rooms this semester!

"A-Ying! Really! Is there not a music room for you to practice in?!"

nobara kugisaki | jujutsu kaisen

[kugisaki]

[ aged up! kugisaki is a freshman who enrolled in humanities studies because she didn't know wtf she wanted to major in. she is a former country bumpkin, now self-proclaimed city girl with a penchant for fashion. also her type is oda nobunaga so MAYBE she has a thing for history, too? feel free to pm if you wanna hash out any details or i'm good if you just wanna go for it too. :-) ]

:) :) :)

[majide]

[ IV. credit hour woes 05. we argued so much during a class discussion that we both got kicked out and we’re still arguing outside of class.

ok listen. how do you feel about this:

yuji's enrolled in the same college with a sports scholarship that he didn't even intend to get. he and kugisaki could be in a lot of classes together, got close from getting paired up for a project (and the rest is history). they somehow get along but bicker a lot. you can choose whether they're just friends or are on the road to becoming something more or are already in a relationship!!! ]