So originally I had these on somebody else’s “college experiences = au ideas” post, but I have since thought of more. So I put them all on their own post.

“We accidentally took each other’s smoothies because they were ready at the same time and they were under the same name” au

“I’m running the snack table at the Blood Drive and you look very faint so I brought you cookies” au

“I confessed to you that I’m only at this meeting to get the free t-shirt and oh shit you’re the one running this meeting” au

“We’ve silently bonded over our mutual hatred of the person who keeps taking over group discussion and now communicate solely through shared looks and eye rolls” au

“We’ve never met but have mutual friends and got invited to the same snow day sledding excursion and you yanked my ankle and made me trip as I tried to claw my way back up the slippery hill” au

“Our floor took a group trip to that creepy, supposedly-haunted cemetery just outside of town and we’re the only two people brave enough to get out of the car and explore” au

“I always see you around when I’m acting particularly stupid and OF FUCKING COURSE you’re the one working the desk when i have to come and explain that i dropped my dorm key into the heater” au

New additions

“The electricity in the dorm went off, and now we’re trapped in a dark, hot elevator together. Also fuck you’re claustrophobic and I have an anxiety disorder so we’re trying to calm each other down” au

“Dorm fire drill at midnight and you smiled at me because we’re both in dorky animal print robes” au

“You brought your dog to campus for funsies and I’m about to spend 30 minutes petting it” au

“We’re bored and you heard I had a taser so you want me to tase you for fun” au

“I’m drunk and crying in the bathroom and our friends need to get in here to brush their teeth so you’re trying all kinds of innocent tactics to lure me out” au

“Hey stranger I need to collect urban legends and memorates for my folklore class would you tell me a bunch of scary stories?” au

“then why are you looking at me like you want something?

“we live in different countries and got paired up as pen pals for a project for school” au

“i crashed your family member’s wedding for the free food but hi there” au

“i’m a techie, you’re the lead actor in a show” au

“the person running the rollercoaster is really hot” au

“sorry that text was meant for someone else but hi there who are you” au

“we’re in a breakfast club style all day detention” au

“i don’t want to go alone to my ex’s wedding and our mutual friend said you’re free that night” au

“i signed up for a dating website to get my mom off my back” au

“we’re in the same rocky horror troupe” au

“hey asshole quit kicking the back of my seat it’s a 10 hour flight” au

“your dad is my least favorite teacher” au

“my significant other cheated on me with you, wanna team up to destroy them?” au

“i’ve been coming to this club for years but you’re the best performer i’ve ever seen” au

“i’m rich and i’m not supposed to talk to servants but the person that scrubs my floor is really cute” au

“i was hitchhiking and you picked me up and WHOOPS YOU’RE A FAMOUS ROCKSTAR” au

“we met on a reality show” au

“my family owns the hotel your family is staying in” au

“someone tripped me in the hallway and you’re the only one that helped me up” au

“my parents kicked me out and you’re the only person that bothered to ask the crying, obviously lost kid with a suitcase if something was the matter” au

“you accidentally left your ID in a library book” au

“i had a one night stand the night before i started a college class and WHOOPS I ACCIDENTALLY BANGED THE PROFESSOR” au

“i’m on a school trip to another country and one of the locals is seriously hot” au

“i’ve never met you before but i went to a huge party at your house with my significant other - who then proceeded to dump me” au

“you’re the cutest waiter at my favorite restaurant” au

“we didn’t come to this anime convention together but we dressed up as characters that are a couple in the show and people keep assuming we’re together and asking us to pose for pictures so hi there what’s your name” au