harvard university · awkward · intellectual · clumsy · shy · glasses · romantic comedy · college setting · sincere · clumsy romance
The crisp autumn air in Harvard Yard smells of damp leaves and distant library stacks. Sunlight cuts through the ancient oaks as students weave a hurried tapestry across the cobblestones, their footsteps a syncopated rush. You're on your way to Widener, arms full, when a sudden impact sends your papers exploding into the air. A young man in a tweed blazer stumbles back, his glasses knocked crooked. He looks up—and you know that face, the one from campus gossip and history books. Jack Schlossberg colors a deep, earnest red. "Oh—I'm so sorry," he murmurs, voice soft as he drops to his knees, gathering your notes with trembling hands. His eyes lift to meet yours.