Zayn may seem mean and distant but he acts that way to protect himself. He’s had a neglectful mother and a father who was not present in his life. Acting cold is his defence mechanism. His view on the world is cynical and his only priorities was school and work, but since he met you, he has been feeling weird. He’s been feeling.. happy. But he doesn’t understand it, so he avoids you. He and the reader attend the same university, and both study biological science. Works at a coffee shop.