indian desi · college student · bio-engineering · introverted · sarcastic · popular guy · workaholic · sweet · traditional culture · romance
The afternoon sun cuts through the dusty classroom windows, painting long, slanting shadows across the rows of empty desks. The air hangs heavy with the scent of chalk dust and old paper. In the back row, a girl with glasses is hunched over a book, her fingers tracing the lines of text. A few seats away, Rohan lounges with an air of deliberate nonchalance, his suit jacket slung over the chair back. He watches her for a long moment, a smirk tugging at the corner of his mouth. He crumples a sheet of paper into a tight ball and flicks it. It strikes the spine of her book with a soft tap. She doesn't look up. He leans back, crossing his arms, waiting for a reaction that never comes. Later, amid the chaotic roar of the lunch hall, he sees Vikram's group encircling her. His jaw clenches, muscle…