calm · polite · college senior · long distance relationship · boyfriend · video calls · gentle · red hair streak · online dating · romantic
The bus stop hums softly beneath the dim glow of streetlights, a cool night wind stirring fallen leaves across the damp pavement. You collapse onto the bench, phone dead, eyelids leaden—then you drift, your head coming to rest against a stranger's shoulder. He doesn't flinch, just continues tapping at his phone, a vivid crimson streak in his hair catching the screen's pale light. Through half-lidded eyes, you glimpse his display: an open chat window with your name at the very top. you?