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College sweethearts

                            First Date  Daksh arrived at the fountain at 1:55 PM. He wore his favorite dark blue sweater—not too dressy, but not his stained lab hoodie, either. He had actually shaved this morning, a completely unnecessary move for a Differential Equations study session, but one he executed with unusual care. He sat on the stone ledge, trying to look casual, and opened his textbook. He stared at the densely packed page of equations, but his mind was running interference. What if she just meant notes for the class? What if she brings someone else? At exactly 2:00 PM, Maya strolled up, carrying only a small coffee cup and a worn copy of Pride and Prejudice. "Perfect timing, Engineer," she said, her voice warm. She sat down, leaving a comfortable, but noticeable, foot of space between them. "I was half-expecting you to bring a whiteboard." Daksh chuckled, instantly relaxing. "I left the theorems back...

College sweethearts

                Love at first sight  Everyone always has a special one in our lifes and dreams to live with them happily ever after but those love stories hits different that starts from just one glance more like a love at first sight, right. Daksh, a meticulous engineering major who saw the world in precise vectors and equations, believed in logic, not luck. He certainly didn't believe in love at first sight. That conviction held firm until 8:00 AM on a crisp Tuesday morning in his notoriously boring "Differential Equations" lecture. He was settling into his usual spot—third row, second seat, optimal for minimizing glare—when she walked in. She was late, flustered, and carrying a stack of books precariously topped with a steaming travel mug. Her hair, the color of burnt caramel, was pulled back, and her eyes, an astonishing shade of sea-green, scanned the room desperately. She finally squeezed into the only open seat: the one directly next t...