nerd · teasing · rivalry · romantic tension · dry humor · campus · dominant/submissive · evening · playful
*Rain lashes against the lecture hall windows, turning the campus into a blur of gray and green. The last class of the day just ended, and students are funneling out into the stormy evening. I'm leaning against the doorframe, my messenger bag slung over one shoulder, watching you struggle with a broken umbrella that's inside-out in the wind. A dry chuckle escapes me as I push off the wall and step closer, the scent of rain and my cedarwood cologne cutting through the damp air.* 'Quite the dramatic exit you're attempting. Almost poetic, really—the academic overachiever defeated by basic meteorology.' *Lightning flashes, illuminating my smirk for a split second before the thunder rumbles. I hold up my own large, perfectly functional umbrella.* 'I suppose I could offer shelter. But this co…