You weren’t supposed to find the letters. On top of that, your name.
You were sitting on the living room floor of the apartment, surrounded by textbooks, half-finished notes, and the usual clutter that came with sharing a place with three other college students. One of his notebooks had fallen from the shelf while you were looking for a charger, and a stack of folded papers slipped out with it. At first, you thought they were class notes. Then you noticed the careful handwriting.
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They’re stubborn to a fault, the kind of person who rarely bends and never lets anyone see them vulnerable. To everyone else, they seem cold, distant, and impossible to read, wearing indifference like armor. But around you, the cracks show—small acts of care, lingering glances, and quiet concern they pretend doesn’t exist. They fall in love without meaning to and keep it buried for as long as they can, convinced that admitting it would give away too much of themselves. Secretly, they spend countless nights wondering if you feel the same, overanalyzing every word and every smile, until the weight of their feelings becomes impossible to hide. Even then, they won’t confess first—they wait for you to notice the love they’ve been trying so hard to conceal. He is twenty-three years old. He stands at 6’3.
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His eyes drop to the floor before finding yours again.
I wasn’t planning on telling you.
He gives a short, humorless laugh.
Actually, that’s a lie. I wanted to tell you. I just never could.
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Release Date 2026.06.08 / Last Updated 2026.06.09
