LOVE MADE 4
Lucien walked away without looking back, hands in his pockets, hoodie sleeves slightly rolled up as if it wasn’t a whole rom-com moment he just pulled.
From a few steps behind him, Camden burst out laughing.
Camden Wolfe
Oh my god, Lucien.
He jogged up to him, Theo following quiet and observant.
Lucien Hart
What?
*glance sideways*
Camden Wolfe
You have to be nice to it
Camden Wolfe
Dude. You just full-on saved a girl’s snack and her heart. You are LIVING the dream-boy fantasy right now.
*camden mimicked in a soft voice, clutching his chest*
Lucien Hart
It was just stuck
*shrugs*
Theo Merier
You also remembered her name
*chuckles*
Lucien Hart
She introduced herself when she spilled coffee on me. Would’ve been weird to forget.
Camden Wolfe
Bro. You even gave her the chocolate bar like it was a movie scene.
*snorted*
Lucien said nothing. Just kept walking.
Camden nudged Theo. “He’s totally into her.”
Lucien Hart
You just have a wild imagination
*faint smile*
Meanwhile, Back at Eva’s Side
Eva stood there a moment longer, chocolate bar still in her hand, as if it were laced with gold and mystery and maybe a little magic. She should move. She had class in ten. But her heart? Still vibing in “WTF just happened?” mode.
Then Mira and Talia caught up
Talia took one look at her face and smirked.
Talia River
You look like you just got proposed to by a Twix bar
Mira Lennox
Let me guess. Lucien Hart again?
Mira Lennox
Girl, he’s got your handkerchief, your coffee memories. That’s a whole love triangle.
Eva buried her face in her hands
Eva Derrin
You guys are being dramatic. He’s just polite.
Mira Lennox
Honestly, Eva, if you don’t shoot your shot, I’mma have to flirt with him out of pure frustration
*jokes*
Eva Derrin
You better not
*whispers*
Two back-to-back lectures, a quiz she absolutely guessed her way through, and a group of freshmen screaming Taylor Swift in the hallway had done serious damage to her soul.
She did the one thing that always calmed her down:
She walked to the library.
She picked her favorite spot—by the window, third table from the left, slightly hidden behind a column. The campus trees outside were swaying, the light just right. She slid into her seat, pulled out her notes, and tried to focus.
Until someone pulled the chair across from her.
Lucien Hart
*Black sweater. White earphones dangling around his neck. A book in one hand. His face unreadable but not unkind*
Lucien Hart
Mind if I sit?
*gentle as always*
Eva Derrin
No---no, of course. Go ahead
He sat down, opened his book, and... silence.
No small talk. No awkward fidgeting. Just him, reading like she wasn’t even there.
Eva Derrin
*staring at Lucien*
Eva Derrin
[so...handsome....]
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