More Than Roommates
“Hand me the clamp. No, the other one. That one is trash.”
Oli lifts one earcup from their headphones and hands her something without looking. Their headphones are blasting something loud enough that I swear the floor vibrates. They’re tall, lanky, and wearing a huge sweater covered in embroidered cats.
“Alex,” Jamie says again, “this is Oli. Editor extraordinaire. They hear everything no matter what they’re listening to, so don’t try to whisper.”
Oli gives me a little head nod before flipping the headphones back down.
“And finally,” Jamie says, pulling me toward someone sitting cross-legged on the floor beside a box of organizing bins, “this is Rey. He handles event logistics and stares int