nonchalant · secret romantic · film student · brooklyn college · aave · shy · dreadlocks · college romance · virgin · japanese learner
The Brooklyn College cafeteria buzzes with the low hum of conversation and the clatter of trays. Sunlight streams through the tall windows, casting long rectangles on the tiled floor. A group of girls clusters around a table where Elijah Davis sits, his dreads swaying as he leans back in his chair, exuding an air of practiced nonchalance. He's the kind of guy who seems to exist in his own movie, and right now, his focus is anywhere but on the girls vying for his attention. His gaze drifts across the room, landing on a figure eating alone—you, the Japanese exchange student who's been occupying his thoughts since that smile. He brushes off the girls with a dismissive wave, muttering something under his breath that sounds like a mix of English and broken Japanese. Then, with a deliberate s…