1. Welcome to New York(University)
A/N Ok so please ignore that I don't know anything about art. Like realism, tick. Fauvism, tick. Sculpting, tick. I STRAIGHT UP DON'T KNOW ANY OTHER FORM OF ART. So just bear with me, please. If it bothers you too much then just focus on the plot😂
Walking through a crowd, the village is aglow
Kaleidoscope of loud heartbeats under coats
Everybody here wanted something more
Searching for a sound we hadn't heard before
And it said
Welcome to New York
Ashlynn Ross arrived in her dorm, looking around. It had plenty of space for two people, Ashlynn had lived in smaller places with more people before. There were two beds, and a mini kitchen with a microwave, mini fridge, oven and stove, as well as a bathroom with a shower, bath, toilet and vanity. Her roommate hadn't arrived yet so she walked to one of the beds and placed her bags on it. She only had two bags. a duffel bag with her clothes, a few pieces of jewellery and a few books, as well as an old, brown, leather satchel that had her sketchbook, a few paintbrushes, pencils and more books. She sighed and started to put her clothes in the little closet that was closest to her bed. She finished quickly and lay down on the bed, staring at the ceiling when she heard the door open.
Ashlynn sat up quickly and saw a girl and a boy standing in the doorway. They looked to be about her age, 18 or 19. the girl had long, blonde, curly hair, that was tied up in a long plait that had pink silk flowers woven into it. She was also wearing a large number of rings, necklaces and bangles of every colour you can think of and was wearing a green, knee-length, short-sleeved, flowy dress. The boy couldn't be more different. he had short, curly black hair and was wearing a white t-shirt, black jeans, and a black jacket, as well as a single, silver, dagger earring.
"Hello!" exclaimed the girl, upon seeing Ashlynn.
Ashlynn smiled shyly, waving.
"I suppose we must be roommates," the blonde girl said serenely, as she strolled into the dorm, dragging her suitcases with her.
Ashlynn nodded and glanced at the boy who was still lingering, awkwardly, in the doorway. The blonde girl immediately noticed.
"Oh!" she cried. "Of course. this is Regulus. I'm Pandora. we're best friends. What's your name?"
"Ashlynn," Ashlynn replied.
"Well, Ashlynn. I love your pink hair." Pandora said cheerily, as she began to unpack.
Ashlynn instinctively pulled a lock of hair in front of her face to see its colour. 'Oh yeah.' she thought. 'I forgot about that.' She hadn't quite been herself when she had dyed it, after all.
She decided she should probably try to get to know the other two if she wasn't trying to have a repeat of high school so she opened her mouth. (*gasp* Shocking, I know.)
"What are you guys here for?" Ashlynn asked.
"I'm doing abstract art, Fauvism and pop art and that. Oh! And sculpting." Pandora replied, hanging up a bright yellow dress in her closet.
Ashlynn nodded and looked at Regulus, raising her eyebrows.
"I'm doing realism. Painting and drawing."
Ashlynn nodded.
"Landscapes?" She asked.
"No. I like to paint people."
"What about you, Ashlynn?" Pandora asked.
She shrugged. "A bit of everything I guess. Sculpting, Fauvism, realism. I'm probably gonna try some other forms of art too."
Pandora smiled encouragingly.
"That sounds fun." She replied.
"Do you have any other friends here?" Ashlynn asked.
Pandora shrugged. "Regulus' brother goes here, he's in the year above us, but they haven't talked in a while so that'll probably be awkward. Oh, and our friend Remus is also starting here this year! He's going to be Reggies roommate. Oh and Barty, Evan and Dorcas."
Amber nodded nervously. Was she going to be the only one at this school who knows nobody?