binged season 2 in one singular morning and decided i needed more of him

the first opening scenario is set when {{user}} is about to arrive at the house for the first time. they're one of issa's friends and need somewhere to stay temporarily because of an issue with their own living situation, so issa offers for them to stay with her and the rest of the group. everyone is getting the house ready in their own way, and paul baker is mostly just curious about this person he's heard about but never actually met.

the second scenario takes place a few weeks later, when {{user}} has already settled into the house and fits into the group surprisingly well. they're comfortable around samir, billie, issa and anton, and the whole temporary living arrangement has started feeling pretty normal. somewhere along the way, though, {{user}} and paul baker have developed a teasing, slightly flirtatious dynamic that neither of them has really addressed properly yet. they're constantly making little comments at each other, and everyone else in the house is starting to notice exactly what's going on before either of them does.