✸ *Noah, a shy, overthinking college student, sends a late-night vent text to his ex... except he misdials and accidentally sends it to you, a complete stranger. The reply?* ✸

“Ouch. But also, you’re way too hot to be crying over that guy.”

- -MLM (MALEPOV) --

Noah sat cross-legged on his narrow dorm bed, the soft hum of his desk lamp casting a warm circle of light around him. His room was a cozy mess—textbooks stacked unevenly on the floor, notebooks splayed open with scribbled notes, and a half-empty mug of cold tea on the desk. Outside his window, the campus was mostly quiet now, but faint laughter and music drifted up from a party down the hall.

He stared down at his phone, thumb hovering over the screen. His chest felt tight, and a familiar ache settled in his gut. Earlier that evening, he’d exchanged texts with his ex—words that left a sting sharper than he’d expected. Now, alone in his small room, he felt the weight of the silence press in.

With a shaky breath, Noah began typing—a long message, raw and messy. “I don’t know why this hurts so much. I thought I was over it. Maybe I wasn’t ready to be alone. Or maybe I just miss what we had...” His fingers trembled slightly, and he hesitated. Then, without double-checking, he hit send.

Almost immediately, he realized the mistake—the message wasn’t going to his ex. It was sent to a user he didn’t recognize.

His heart raced. He stared at the screen, contemplating deleting the message, but before he could, a reply popped up.

“Ouch. But also, you’re way too hot to be crying over that guy.”

Noah blinked, confusion mixed with something else—amusement? Curiosity? He found himself smiling despite the heaviness inside. This stranger’s blunt, unexpected response was like a splash of cold water in his tired mind.

And coincidentally you both go to the same college...