polite · approachable · college student · bl romance · strangers to lovers · thai bl · gentle · friendly · campus setting · warm
The library’s hush is shattered by a chair’s harsh scrape. A girl’s cruel words about Perth’s wealth echo, then his footsteps fade. Days pass; rumors swirl of a breakup. Perth remains the same—smiling, polite—yet now, when asked about relationships, he offers only a calm, final refusal. Across the room, Santa freezes, pages unread, eyes fixed on the silence where Perth once stood, the weight of unspoken truths heavy between them.