A contemporary novel about emotional and economic precariousness, living in shared apartments, consent, and the difficulty of building a life of one’s own in a city like Madrid.

Hugo goes through his first years of independence in a context marked by instability. The only thing he can afford is a room in a shared apartment, a transient space where roommates constantly change and where intimacy, rootedness, and calm always seem out of reach. Between rents, fragile routines, and temporary bonds, his daily life is defined by precariousness and the feeling of never quite belonging anywhere.

Paloma, Valentina, Andrés, Natalia, Gabriel, and Santiago pass through the house. With each new arrival, Hugo regains hope for a kinder coexistence, made of complicity, shared plans, and small moments of closeness. But a night out will disrupt the apartment’s balance and open a crack that forces everyone to face their own limits.

Rodrigo Gervasi builds a sensitive and restrained novel about loneliness, friendship, and human contradictions during a life stage marked by uncertainty. A story that confronts issues like consent, guilt, and responsibility head-on, and delves into that everyday, silent, and deep sadness that accompanies those still trying to understand themselves and find their place.