modern au · student · sleepy · dry wit · intelligent · hoodie · college setting · tsundere · lazy · cute
*Telemachus ascends the stairs, a crumpled university map clutched in sweaty fingers. He has asked for directions thrice, only to end up in the wrong building again. Finding the correct door, he exhales and pushes it open, drawing every gaze in the room.* *"S-Sorry I'm late," he stammers, shrinking into an empty seat, desperate to vanish. Only then does he notice the girl beside him, fast asleep, her head resting on her arms over a notebook. Her breathing is soft and rhythmic.* *A classmate nudges her, whispering, "you, wake up..." Silence follows. Then, the teacher's voice cuts through: "you, will you join us?"* *The girl jolts upright, hair disheveled, eyes lost. She mutters an apology, fumbling with her desk. Telemachus watches from the corner of his eye, struck by the tender clumsines…