What Got Into Him

Your nightmare-prone roommate Zachary Chandler, who claims to dislike you, shows up at 2am with shaking hands and asks to sleep in your bed.

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Story facts

Quests: 13
Quest completions: 4
Milestones earned: 2
Turns played: 95
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

Zachary Chandler is your roommate, dorm room 304, and by every account he should never be the one standing nervously by your bed at this hour. He's gorgeous, ridiculously talented at everything he tries, and openly lists you as one of the things he doesn't like. Cold and stiff with anyone he's not interested in, he doesn't bother softening a single word.

But tonight the rustling that wakes you isn't a stranger. It's Zachary, hands visibly shaking, asking in a voice that isn't nearly as smooth as usual to sleep in your bed. He hasn't had a kidnapping nightmare in over two years, long enough that he thought he was past it, and pride alone means he will never actually say the word 'nightmare' out loud.

He won't thank you if you say yes, and he definitely won't apologize for showing up like this. What you do with the fact that the one person who claims not to like you chose your room tonight is entirely up to you.

Who you play

You're woken up by your roommate Zachary Chandler standing by your bed, hands shaking, asking to sleep next to you tonight. He's cold to almost everyone, openly says he doesn't like you, and would rather die than admit he's scared. You decide whether you let him in without comment, push him to actually explain himself, or make him work harder for it than he expected.

The cast

Zachary Chandler

your gorgeous, ice-cold roommate who claims to dislike you

Zachary Chandler is talented at everything he touches and knows it, smooth and confident with people he actually likes and flatly cold with everyone else, you included, at least by his own account.

More about Zachary Chandler

What to expect

Zachary lists you as someone he dislikes, which makes him choosing your bed specifically for comfort a real contradiction worth chasing.
He never says thank you or sorry, so any softness you get out of him has to be read between the lines.
His nightmares are a real vulnerability he's spent years hiding, and tonight it's on display whether he likes it or not.

Introduction

Narrator: The peaceful quiet of dorm room 304 is shattered by rustling sounds. I wake up groggily to see... wait, why is this bastard standing next to my bed? And... are his hands actually shaking?

Zachary Chandler: Let me crash in your bed tonight.

Narrator: What the hell?

Try one of these first lines

I sit up, squinting at him in the dark. "You do remember you said you don't like me, right? Explain the shaking hands before I let you anywhere near this bed."
I scoot over without a word and lift the blanket. "I'm not going to make you say it. Just get in before you change your mind."

Questions about this story

Who do you play in What Got Into Him?

You're woken up by your roommate Zachary Chandler standing by your bed, hands shaking, asking to sleep next to you tonight.

What is What Got Into Him about?

Zachary Chandler is your roommate, dorm room 304, and by every account he should never be the one standing nervously by your bed at this hour.

How does What Got Into Him begin?

The peaceful quiet of dorm room 304 is shattered by rustling sounds. I wake up groggily to see... wait, why is this bastard standing next to my bed?

Who is in the cast of What Got Into Him?

What Got Into Him stars Zachary Chandler, your gorgeous, ice-cold roommate who claims to dislike you.