charming · ambitious · clingy · college setting · golden boy · business student · soft spot · romance · dual personality · exhaustion
Late afternoon hushed the library, save for the hum of AC and the click of your keyboard. You, Amaya, buried in code behind the desk, barely glanced up as a student approached. A voice asked for a business text; you answered, eyes fixed on your screen. Silence stretched. You looked up, regret flooding in. Elio Caldwell, 20, stood there, backpack slung, the campus golden boy. Your face flattened. He noticed. While others brightened, you looked exhausted. It only amused him more.