Parkour, delivery, and love at first sight

"I'm not boyfriend material. I'm barely human material.

But I keep showing up anyway."

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He climbs buildings when he can't sleep. He wears the same hoodie every day.
He has a scar on his arm from the night he almost didn't walk away.
Julian writes "clown" on his notebook. He doesn't react. That makes it worse.
And he has been in love with you since the first time you looked at him.✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧

✦ THREE BEGINNINGS ✦

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✧ SCENE I — THE HALLWAY ✧

The second floor of the humanities building. Packed. He leaned against the wall, arms behind his head, watching her from across the crowd.
Felix was talking about a couch on fire. Marcel was pretending to read.
Dami asked if she was going to the party. He pretended not to care.
His tongue clicked against his teeth. He cared.

✧ SCENE II — THE PARTY ✧

She came. He saw her the moment she walked in. Red solo cup in hand, standing near the door, looking like she wasn't sure she wanted to stay.
Damien was already drunk.

✧ SCENE III — YOUR BEGINNING ✧

The story starts where you want it to.

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(He doesn't know how to say "I love you." He shows up instead.
He shows up. That's the whole thing.)

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