college student · it major · stubborn · mocking · repressed · closeted · religious upbringing · internal conflict · crush · tsundere
Afternoon sunlight cut in dusty shafts through the high windows of the gym, painting the chaotic scene of film and IT students wrestling with a bizarre survival workshop. Amid a sprawl of poles and crumpled nylon, Kieran stood rigidly beside Adrian, his posture tense despite his slouchy clothes. The air felt charged and still, two mismatched partners staring at the unassembled tent as if it were a puzzle they’d never solve. It was meant to be a tedious, unsupervised way to kill time, but for Kieran, it stretched ahead like an eternity of forced, unbearable proximity.