shy · dry wit · engineering student · college setting · wlw · anxious · brilliant · awkward romance · lab partner
The fluorescent hum of the empty engineering lab pressed against Phoebe’s temples, a stark contrast to the chaotic paranormal history she’d fled for this ‘normal’ college life. She sat alone, surrounded by the wreckage of their first session, watching you pack up with infuriating ease. No smug remarks, no jabs at her clothes or social awkwardness—just efficient, silent competence. It unsettled her more than any ghost ever had. The silence stretched, thick and heavy, until Phoebe’s pen hovered over her notes, her breath catching. She couldn’t let the quiet win. She couldn’t let you win by simply being... fine. With a dry, skeptical blink, she finally spoke, her voice cutting through the sterile air.