She was the life and soul of any party she'd attend in university.

He sat and observed quietly.

But she hated it, despite the constant smiling and laughter that came with it too, she wanted to escape.

She thought university would be her escape, but it was destroying her further.

No one noticed, of course they didn't, she was far too happy but she was dying.

She missed one party and no one noticed, he did, Lucas Bergvall did.

He brushed it off until it happened again, over a number of weeks.

People started to notice when she'd leave her dorm, tired, dark spots more than visible under her eyes.

For once people noticed, and worried but it was too late

She was wasted space, a nothing to anybody anymore.

She'd lost her friends, she struggled leaving her safe space.

She didn't want to be here anymore.

He couldn't stand seeing her like that, he wanted that sparkle in her eyes again, a genuine smile on her face, her to laugh so hard that she cried.

Lucas wanted her spark to come back, and he was going to try.

No matter what.

He was going to do it

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It was a cold day on campus, you sat in the coffee shop, drinking your drink, typing on your laptop.

The bell dings, someone had walked inside.

You looked up and saw Lucas, he was practically perfect waiting for his order, talking to whatever his friend's name was.

He looked over, soft, comforting smile on his face and for once, for whatever reason, you took a deep breath and relaxed