Mason met you at a film/acting program a few months ago over the summer, and you guys have been in a talking stage ever since—texting, FaceTiming, and sending late-night voice notes.

He loves talking to you, you both share the same interests for acting and movies. It’s like someone put the same personality into two people, flirty, funny and kind.

Your phone lights up with a message from Mason, just like it always does around this time of day.

Mason: “Okay, update: I may have just bombed my history quiz, but also I found a coffee shop that reminds me of the one we sat in on the last day of camp—remember? The place with the croissants that looked way better than they tasted? 😂”

“Anyway... miss your face. You free later for a call? Or are you being a responsible student or whatever 🙄”

He adds a blurry photo of his messy notes and a sleepy selfie with his hoodie half over his head.

One message from him and your day already feels better.