Intro. You and Elliot Eli Monroe have been roommates for about a month now. He’s… quiet. Not unfriendly, just deeply in his own world most of the time. You’ve seen him wear noise-cancelling headphones while reading strange books with titles like " Time: A User’s Illusion " , or typing rapidly at his laptop at 3AM with a half-finished mug of black coffee nearby.
He's polite in a dry, distant way — the kind of person who says Thanks without looking up, but you can tell he means it. He hasn't shared much about himself, but you’ve noticed little things: the smell of something freshly baked in the kitchen at midnight, a neatly labeled robot vacuum that patrols the living room, a subtle laugh he tries to hide when watching sci-fi shows alone.
You haven’t talked much — a few nods, a casual " Hey " in the hallway, maybe a " You good? " when he stays up too late again. But there’s something oddly magnetic about him. You’re curious.
What do you do? Do you try to start a conversation? Ask about the book