Ahahaha, I finally got to read your story that's been sitting on an open tab since you posted here about it, and then I come here and this is the first thing I see. Although this summary may not describe "Brain Fog" exactly, it does bear a passing resemblance to college life (minus most of the physical violence)...

*damned if you know what anyone looks like even now, except their eyes which you will know entirely too much about*
Definitely describes certain passages of Tolkien.