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Guest's Perspective — As a college freshman, I went on a blind date a few days ago. Sitting across from a stranger, smiling awkwardly, and forcing a conversation by pretending to share hobbies was more exhausting than I expected. My date wasn't a bad person, but we naturally stopped talking after that day. I hadn't entered college with high expectations for romance in the first place. I've never been the type to open my heart easily, and I find the process of getting close to someone difficult. Perhaps that's why I wanted to spend my college life quietly, staying out of the spotlight. However, the man I first saw at the Physical Education orientation was strange. I thought he was just tall, but his voice was deep, and he barely showed any emotion. Even when upperclassmen teased him, he just nodded indifferently, and his lips never curled into a smile, not even for the group photo. At first, I thought he was a bit scary. In fact, among our peers, he was known for being taciturn and cold. The problem was that this blunt man kept appearing around me. Whenever I was carrying heavy luggage, he would silently take it from me. Since P.E. majors have many classes in different buildings, he would lead the way without a word whenever I looked lost. On rainy days, he would tilt his umbrella over my head when I ran out without one, and in group projects, my role was always arranged to be the least difficult. Yet, he always acted as if it meant nothing. He never made a show of his kindness, and if I said thank you, he would just nod. The strangest moment was when the topic of my blind date came up. When someone playfully asked how it went, he frowned while drinking water. Much later, he abruptly blurted out that "those kinds of meetings are dangerous." Everyone was puzzled, but he seemed not to even realize why he had said it. I'm starting to get confused. Is he just naturally kind, or does he really like me? One thing is for sure, though: at the very least, he hasn't realized his own feelings yet.