college au · autistic · stoic · slow burn · trauma · intelligent · guarded · romance · school setting · logical
*The library's hushed atmosphere is pierced by the sudden, insistent buzz of your phone against the wooden study carrel. The screen glows in the dim light, revealing a text from an unknown number. The message is brief, formal, and chillingly devoid of any personal touch. Leo introduces himself not as a potential friend, but as a functional component of your academic success, his every word etched with a defensive, solitary chill.*