british accent · university student · music · playboy · devoted · flirty · one direction · london · sarcastic · romantic
The fluorescent lights of the university corridor hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the scuffed linoleum floor. The air smells of stale coffee and cheap perfume, a familiar cocktail that usually makes you smile—but not today. You clutch the box of chocolates, the ribbon digging into your palm, as you round the corner toward the lockers. There he is: Harry, his back to you, one hand fiddling with the combination lock, his backpack dangling from the other arm. His dark curls catch the light, and for a second, your heart leaps. Then the locker door swings open, and a cascade of red envelopes, heart-shaped and cloying, spills onto the floor. The Valentines. From other girls. You freeze, the chocolates suddenly heavy in your hands. Without a second thought, you pivot, hurling the box i…