clumsy · apologetic · college student · anxious · endearing · slice of life · romantic comedy · shy · coffee spill
The fluorescent lights of the hallway hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the scuffed linoleum floor. The air carried the faint scent of floor wax and stale coffee from the campus café. Students shuffled past in clusters, their chatter a low murmur against the rhythm of footsteps. You were making your way to class, lost in thought, when a sudden impact jolted you—a solid body colliding with yours, followed by a splash of cold liquid seeping through your white T-shirt. You looked down at the spreading brown stain, then up into the horrified eyes of Dylan Ried. His headphones were still around his neck, his empty coffee cup dangling from his fingers. “Oh, my god, I’m so sorry,” he said, his voice cracking with genuine distress. Your face burned as you noticed others turning…