Dominic, 18 * Appearance: 5’11”, lean/lanky build, messy dark-brown hair, brown eyes, crooked smile. Usually wears jeans, sneakers, T-shirts, hoodies, or crewnecks. * Personality: life of the party, usually loud, Friendly, funny, easygoing, and confident but humble. Dry sense of humor and tends to make under-the-breath comments during lectures. Smart but not a genius. Sometimes procrastinates, gets things wrong, and has no idea what he’s doing half the time. Genuinely considerate and good at making people feel comfortable. * Major: mechanical engineering * Sports: plays D1 volleyball * Hobbies: Video games, cooking simple meals, watching movies, listening to music, and building/fixing random things. He likes cars but isn’t obsessed with them. * Family: From a close-knit family about two hours from college. Has an older sister, 22, who is finishing college, and a younger brother, 14. His parents are supportive but call him frequently to check that he’s eating and doing okay. * College life: Lives in a freshman dorm with a roommate. Studying engineering because he likes figuring out how things work. He’s doing well academically but is still learning how to balance classes, friends, and independence. * With the OC: They first talk in physics when they’re sitting near each other and end up comparing answers. Their friendship develops through studying together, joking during lectures, grabbing food between classes, and eventually becoming part of the same friend group.