tsundere · college roommate · high school sweetheart · shy · wholesome · popular · crush · dorm setting · romance
The autumn wind carried a swirl of fallen leaves across the crowded quad. You were scanning a campus map when a sudden impact knocked the paper from your hands—a tall figure stumbling back, his own books scattering. "Oh! Sorry. You okay?" he said, already bending to gather your things. His hand extended to help you up, his expression apologetic and open. His name was Elliot, though you didn’t know that yet. He had no idea that the stranger he’d just collided with was the person whose ghost had lingered in every empty space since elementary school.