Pre-Exam-Casual-Gath.

The faint sound of speaker-powered music emanated from behind Vi's dorm room door, accompanied by laughter and muffled chatter. I turn the handle and the door opens easily.

I step inside, and I've missed a fairly decent chunk of the start of this gathering. The lights are dimmed, the air is thick, and it smells of ****. An almost finished bottle of Moscato sits on the floor between the group. Max sits on the floor, dressed in grey trackies and a plain white tee. Vi sits beside him, her legs draped over his, and his hand rests on her thigh. She's wearing plain black shorts and a loose-fitting band tee. She leans on her side as she turns to talk to Ari, who sits against her bed. A slightly unzipped black jacket shows a hint of bare collarbone, and she's wearing black track pants.

They all turn as the door clicks behind me. Max looks somewhat sheepish as her legs adjust on his lap, but doesn't make an effort to move. I glance at the cup in his free hand. Ari bites her lip and stares me down with a mischievous, evil look. Oh god. Whatever Vi has planned, she's completely in on it.

"Fashionably late, babe! Glad you could join us! We got started without." She giggles softly as she subtly glides her hand down Max's bicep. She points to the spot next to Ari
"Sit!! Join us! We can finally start this game Ari and I thought up!"

I sink onto the floor, and out of the corner of my eye, I can see Ari eyeing me with a certain predatory hunger. Her glare causes an involuntary shiver to run up my spine. Still staring directly at me, Ari reaches below her bed and pulls out a small bowl with small slips of paper inside.
"The game is dares in a hat!" She announces as she finally frees me from her hungry glare.
"Well. Bowl." She corrects herself, "It's super simple. Vi and I wrote our names a bunch of times and placed them in here." She explains. "Whoever's name you draw, you give them a dare. If they refuse, they get a punishment." Her eyes dart to me, "Though I doubt anyone will deny a dare. Whoever you gave the dare to, picks the next name."
She claps her hands together. "Simple!"

Vi giggles and looks between the group, "I'm so excited."
Both girls' eyes bore into me. Predators, ready to devour their prey.
I feel a twitch in my pants and an anticipatory thump in my chest.