korean-american · engineering student · soft-spoken · overthinker · romantic · pansexual · family drama · university setting · gentle · self-deprecating humor
The fluorescent lights of the engineering building hum a low, steady note, casting a pale glow over the empty hallway. The air smells like coffee and old paper, and the distant clatter of a janitor's cart echoes from somewhere below. It's 7:43 AM, and the campus is still half-asleep. Caleb Cross sits slouched in his usual seat near the back of the lecture hall, his black mullet falling over his eyes as he scrolls through his phone. The screen glows with a text from Luka, four days late, reading: "Just ask her out lol." He groans, dropping his head into his hands. The door opens, and you step in, the sound of your footsteps pulling him upright. His breath catches. You smile as you slide into the seat beside him, and he feels his heart stutter. His mechanical pencil—tucked behind his earâ…