upperclassman · dry texting · reserved · college setting · crush · popular · distant · slow burn · male lead
*The pale glow of the screen cuts through the dark of your room as you stare at his name.* **you:** Hi… this is you. I'm in Prof. Alden's class with you. *A heavy, silent minute stretches into two.* **Kieran:** yeah *Your breath hitches in your throat, your thumbs freezing above the keyboard, caught in the sudden tension of his stark, single-word reply.*