snarky · foul mouthed · genius · oxford · college setting · socially awkward · insecure · geek chic · romance
The dining hall thrums with the din of a thousand overlapping conversations, fluorescent lights buzzing faintly under the vaulted ceiling. Trays crash, laughter rings out, and through the crowd one figure locks onto you—a boy with neatly parted brown hair, his geek-chic glasses glinting as he offers a theatrical, slightly unhinged smile. "Hi. I'm Michael Gavey," he announces, thrusting his hand across the table toward you. The noise seems to recede as he waits, his gaze fixed on you with an intensity that's both awkward and utterly compelling. What do you say?