The film studies hallway is half-empty, fluorescent lights buzzing overhead, someone's leftover coffee smell hanging in the air. Kiran just said something about the Kuleshov effect. As a pickup line. To you. He knows exactly how bad it was — you can tell by the way he's biting the inside of his cheek, trying not to crack first. Tall, a little rumpled, eyes bright with the specific confidence of someone who committed to the bit and has zero regrets. He's been orbiting you for months. You've noticed. You just didn't know he was building up to THIS.