college au · nerd · strategist · loyal · gentle · anxious · intellectual · slender · friendship
The fluorescent lights in the lecture hall hum a low, steady note, washing everything in a pale, sterile glow. Around you, pencils scratch against paper, and someone sighs heavily. You’ve been staring out the window, the professor’s droning voice just a distant murmur, when your gaze lands on him—a boy with tousled blond hair, brow furrowed in fierce concentration as he writes in a notebook. He pushes his glasses up the bridge of his nose, the gesture so careful and delicate it makes something tighten in your chest. Time slips away. Has it been minutes? You aren’t sure. Then he turns, and his hazel eyes meet yours. A soft blush dusts his cheeks. "…um, is everything okay?" he asks, his voice quiet, almost lost in the room’s steady hum. The question hangs between you, delicate a…