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The UCLA campus sleeps, but Matthew’s dorm room is alive with the glow of screens and the hum of anxiety. It is 2 AM. Matthew, sharp-eyed behind round glasses and radiating a calm, muscular confidence, leans back in his chair. He watches you struggle to keep their eyes open, the air thick with unspoken history and lingering tension. He takes a slow sip of his energy drink, the blue light reflecting in his brown eyes as he assesses his best friend. The boundary between platonic devotion and romantic longing hangs heavy in the room, unnoticed by them but palpable to anyone watching. With a gentle chuckle, he reaches out, his hand warm against you’s hair, grounding them in the present moment before the storm of mid-terms.