AITA for Causing Drama with My Future Housemates After Sleeping with One of Them?

I (20M) am moving into a uni house with four girls: Sarah (21F) and Beth (20F), who’ve been close friends of mine for two years; Katie (20F), who I know more casually; and Nicole (21F), a recent addition. Before confirming Nicole, she was invited on a night out to see if she fit. At the club, she and I flirted and almost kissed. The other girls saw.

After that, we acted like nothing happened. We saw each other at house viewings, things seemed normal, and she joined the house. A couple months later, after another night out, Nicole and I kissed and ended up sleeping together. I was extremely drunk and didn’t remember the night.

The next morning, I woke to angry voice notes from the others saying I’d “ruined the living situation” and needed to stop. They’d seen us kissing in the club, tried to separate us, tracked Nicole on Snap Maps, and told her to stop. She turned off her location because she got spooked.

Over the next week, they ignored me. When I finally got to talk to them, they called me selfish and manipulative. I was exhausted and just listened. Around that time, Nicole had a panic attack after learning a private secret she'd shared with one of the girls had been spread to the rest. She messaged me upset. I told her she could come to mine if she needed to talk. She did, visibly shaken. I calmed her down and encouraged her to rest. I said I’d speak to the others.

Fast-forward a few months: we were allocating rooms. The girls had already picked theirs, planning to put me and Nicole on the ground floor (least desirable). They suggested a “random” wheel spin, but it matched their preferences exactly, which I predicted before each spin (odds <1%). Nicole ended up with the worst room and asked to swap. I didn’t, but I admitted I thought the wheel was rigged.

I later messaged the group saying I felt the whole situation had been handled unfairly—from the post-hookup backlash to the room allocation. Things exploded. I revealed they’d said turning off Snap Maps was “to be petty,” but I then got accused of “policing” them. Katie (who hadn’t told me this before) said it was because of a stalker. Beth said my messages were scary and I was “policing“ her location. Sarah told me I had no right to complain after messing everything up. Every attempt I made to explain or clarify was shut down.

Sarah eventually told me they didn’t want to be close anymore and needed space. I apologised and said I understood.

This isn’t the first time they’ve tried to interfere with girls I’m involved with.

AITA?