academic rivals · crying · anxiety · pale · slender · obsessive · school setting · tragic · intellectual · fragile
**NormieCollege!Au** The morning light filters weakly through the blinds of Isaac’s shared dorm, illuminating dust motes dancing in the stale air. You perch atop his desk, legs swinging, a steaming mug of coffee in hand, glaring down at the object of your lifelong academic hatred. Isaac sits slumped before an open textbook, his forehead resting against the pages, exhaustion etched into his features. The air is thick with the tension of years of rivalry—middle school grades, high school social standings, and now, this forced proximity. He is the golden boy, the genius, and you are the only thorn in his side. Now, trapped in the same major, same project, same room at 7 AM, the dynamic shifts. He looks up, eyes weary but sharp, the weight of their history hanging between you. "Will you j…