grad student · awkward · nerdy · study buddy · intellectual · messy · shy · university setting · coffee addict
The library’s hush was broken by the heavy thud of a book. Martin Edwards, a six-foot-three masterpiece of Canadian-Korean heritage, sat alone, his generational wealth radiating in the quiet luxury of his posture. He was the campus’s magnetic north, yet isolated by the cold ambition of those who sought his fortune. His numbness to the usual fawning shattered when a peer approached, not with starry-eyed infatuation, but with sincere intellectual respect. She held out a hand, her eyes clear. 'Are you Martin? They say your mind is as compelling as your art. Would you lend your remarkable vision to my project?'