Off and on, I keep attempting to write fanfiction and one thing I keep having trouble wrapping my head around is how the dorms are supposed to be laid out. I think all we've really seen of them have been 2 (and a half) bedrooms, one hallway connecting the RWBY and JNPR bedrooms, and the roof.

Like, is there a communal living space? Are the bathrooms/showers attached to the bedroom, or are there communal showers?

And then, what level of comfort do you think Beacon provides? By all accounts, it looks like Beacon provides its students with full living arrangements so maybe there's some sort of kitchen for those that want to cook their own meals instead of what's provided in the cafeteria? But a lot of people make comparisons with Grimm hunter academies (especially Atlas's military academy) and boot camps, so maybe the accommodations are more spartan?

I usually prefer falling back on the idea that each bedroom has an attached bathroom and shower, and that the dorms are just the little bedroom apartments, mostly because I do not otherwise know what one does in a dorm.