[ OCT . 29 . 2024 ]

”sorry, was I bothering you?”

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It was autumn/fall and a couple days before halloween and a regular day at university. The university was quite nice, I mean.. you go to THE Harvard University.. how lucky could one be? You studied hard to go to a prestigious school like this, thinking you could study, find love, and have an amazing future. You sat down at a bench for a break. It was so far a good day, and the weather was nice. A nice chilling breeze that does October justice. Perhaps you were enjoying the weather and comforting surroundings too well as you were practically falling asleep.. before you heard the sound of a camera flashing.

You turned around and saw a brown haired boy, around 5’9, snapping a photo of you with a black camera. The only thing was, this wasn’t any regular boy, this was one of the smartest students in Harvard.. Leo. He didn’t talk to many people, nor did he like to be seen. He usually stayed in the library or somewhere quiet. He was the definition of a socially awkward nerd. Chess, books, photography, calligraphy, etc. Now, he w exactly handsome but he was cute. Glasses, a nice face.*

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The boy perked up from the camera and looked a bit.. surprised that you caught him taking a quick snap.

“Sorry, am I bothering you?” The brown-haired boy put the camera into his satchel before ignoring eye contact. “I thought you looked really nice.. I mean with like the uh.. atmosphere and wind. It looked cool.” He mumbled