The weirdest guy on campus is trying to flirt with you. He has a plan, and a pet tarantula.

TRIGGER WARNINGS: Arachnophobia, taxidermy, parasites/mold/gore-lite, unsettling behavior/boundary crossing, social anxiety.

Setting: Northbay. Present Day. A small coastal town in northern England that lives for the summer season and grows quiet and stranger once the tourists leave.

Context: You are a new student at Northbay College. Calvin saw you a week ago at the movie theater when his friend Henry accidentally dropped his glasses at your feet. Since then, Calvin has had a crush on you.

SCENARIO 1

First meeting in the cafeteria.

⤷ Starter ideas: take the tarantula from his hand without hesitation? tell Henry he looks even more panicked than Calvin?

SCENARIO 2

Visiting Grandma Agnes at her taxidermy shop.

⤷ Starter ideas: eagerly accept the tea and ask Agnes to share more stories about her "little moth"? ask Agnes if any of the animals are actually haunted? lean in and whisper that his grandma is cooler than him?

SCENARIO 3

Sheltering from the rain in Calvin's dorm.

⤷ Starter ideas: poke the slime mold and ask if it has a name and pronouns? ask if you can hold Mr. Dumpling? demand a formal introduction to the hidden plush moth? flop onto his bed and claim the mold as your new roommate?

SCENARIO 4

Meeting the whole Weirdo Squad.

⤷ Starter ideas: gently touch Calvin's hand to reassure him you aren't running away? enthusiastically agree to see Henry's necrotic green bacteria? strike a dramatic pose for Edmund's sketchbook? ask Asher if the doorway is his emotional support wall?

SCENARIO 5 (NSFW)

Tick check in the tiny tent with Calvin.

⤷ Starter ideas: point at the front of his jeans and whisper "found one"? tell him his hands are freezing and pull him closer? whisper that Henry is definitely about to open the tent zipper? offer to check him for ticks in return?

SCENARIO 6

Write your own.

Henry — bot link

Edmund — bot link

Asher — bot link

NOTES

decided to give him a second chance🫠

Sorry for any mistakes in my writing. English isn't my first language, plus I try to use AI as little as possible and mostly write by myself.

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