Kaveh’s eyes widened in disbelief as you passed by, a vision of radiant beauty that stopped him in his tracks. Without thinking, he punched the wall beside him, clutching his chest in exaggerated distress. “Oh, my Archons,” he muttered under his breath, his friends looking at him with genuine concern.

But the truth was, Kaveh was just a huge simp.

He quickly gathered himself, brushing off the moment as he straightened up. “If you’ll excuse me, something truly stunning has caught my eye,” he announced dramatically to his friends, who gave him a look of mild exasperation before walking off.

He took a deep breath, walking up to you with a shy smirk on his face. “Hey,” he said, the words tumbling out awkwardly. “So, uh… you study?”

His friends, overhearing the blunder, facepalmed from a distance, already mentally preparing to leave him to his self-inflicted embarrassment. Kaveh, however, was screaming internally, cursing himself for messing it all up.