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♞ INSPIRED BY COLLEGE
♞ LOCATION MIAMI, FLORIDA
♞ THREAD STATUS FULL | OOC

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DEAR APPLICANT,

I hope you are pleased to read this letter as I was to write it. On behalf of George E. Matthews University, located in the sunny Miami, Florida, I am very pleased to announce your acceptance of your application to our university! After carefully reviewing your transcripts and test scores, we feel that your academic and extra-curricular involvements will greatly add to our wonderful campus. Congratulations and welcome to G.E.M. University for the 2014-2015 school year!

Each year, numerous amounts of students apply to our prestigious university, but only a small amount are able to get accepted. Our students enroll to our schools in hopes to become lawyers, doctors, educators, politicians, authors, artists, and musicians, just to name a few of their (and possibly your's also) chosen career paths. Our goal is to provide you with the best education the nation can provide while also challenging involve yourself with school, community, and national affairs. We think that you are a perfect match for our school.

And well, let's get something straight. We throw the wildest parties. Sure, you can read the previous two paragraphs and say, 'Wait, what just happened?' and if you did do that, you're a dumbass. But really, a school located in Miami, Florida to not be a party? You've got to be kidding me. Our parties are out of this world, like our test scores. And there's numerous things to do here, besides go to class and study like a little b***h. You can stop by Greek Row and watch either walk of shames or just watch a bunch of people clean their house for their party tonight. You can go to the dining hall and pretty much eat whatever the hell you want. If you're a controlling freak, I guess you can join the student government. And for the things outside the school? The world is your oyster. Or something like that. The beaches, the clubs, the restaurants, the tanned skin, and the surfing. Pure. Heaven. But let me remind me now: this school is ruled by royalty. That's right, you read that correctly. Royalty. The Royals are made of about six people who come from either the athletics department, the Greek community, or the Associated Student Body government. And let me tell you now: YOU CANNOT MESS WITH THESE KIDS.

But there are some people that might allow you to hang out with them. We call them the Friendly, since well, they're far more approachable than the Royals. They're the ones that work on campus, or the notorious playboy in your Biology class, or the girl in the theater department that's in every single production. Even though they might seem friendly, they've been in contact with at least one Royal in their time in college, and let me tell you this...the rivalry is pretty damn intense.

ANYWAY, you may reserve your place for the 2015-2016 school year by submitting your Intent of Enrollment along with the $300 enrollment deposit for tuition, room, board, and yadda yadda. We do ask for you to respond to this letter as soon as possible.

Best wishes to you as you continue to make plans for your future. The decisions ahead of you will be challenging but the staff at George E. Matthews University are ready to help you and support you in your new chapter of life.

XXXXXXXXXXXXWITH WARM WISHES,
XXXXXXXXXXXXXDEBORAH K. JONES
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXDIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS

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CAMPUS RULES.

(♞) GENERAL.
❝ okay, so this roleplay is going to be
about, well, college. necessarily doesn't
have to be about the stresses of college,
but it can be the college that everyone's
dreamed of--parties, fun times, and more
parties. so yeah, hook ups will happen,
destruction of school property, fights, &
romance. but how about let's keep it about
pg-16. yeah...or maybe pg-17. plotting in
the ooc thread is a must, too!

(♞) CHARACTERS
❝
so pretty much, there's two categories: royalty
and friendly. if you want a character to be a royalty,
they don't necessarily have to be a rich kid or
anything like that. there's just a division basically.
a royalty can be on a full-ride while a friendly can
be the son of a politician or something c: ~

(♞) RESERVATIONS
❝ to reserve, you must fill out the reservation
code and post it in the ooc, which will be found in the
first post. i can be a bit picky when it comes to face
claims, so please don't get offended if i ask you to
change it. i'll feel really bad about it, just know! when
you are accepted, you can start on your profile thread,
but it must include a small biography, personality, a
list of things your characters are involved in, and a
small relationship blurb. after you are done, send
me the link and i'll put in on the characters' post.
c:

(♞) POSTING.
❝ in the reservation code, you will be asked to
send in a link to your samples. posts for the
thread should be at least 3 paragraphs, but
i definitely understand writer's block and having
to rush to finish a post. as long as it doesn't
happen too often, i'm definitely fine with it.
post layouts should be neat and creative, but
i've never been too picky about them.

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HERE COMES THE ROYALTY,
THE UNTOUCHABLES. THE BADDEST.
THEY'RE PRETTY THE KIDS YOU DIDN'T
HAVE THE NERVE TO TALK TO IN HIGH
SCHOOL. BUT IN COLLEGE.

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｛ THE HIDDEN PRINCE｝


FULL NAME: NATHANIEL LEE BUMP
AGE: TWENTY-TWO
ADJECTIVES: ELITIST ౦ MANIPULATIVE ౦ HUMOROUS
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↯ nathaniel is known to be part of the european
commonwealth families known under as a "prince".
↯ he speaks mostly at least three languages: english,
french, and german.
↯ has a thing for artistic and musical girls.
↯ nathaniel is specifically french as he was born in paris.
↯ he moved to florida and attended school due to political
and royalty issues within the court that could threatened his
life.

YEAR: SENIOR
USERNAME: ASIANICLANCELOT



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｛ THE PRIVILEGED PRINCESS｝


FULL NAME: ASHLEY FAITH KIMBALL
AGE: TWENTY
ADJECTIVES: FLIRTY ౦ OUTGOING ౦ SMART
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↯ her father is a member of senate, representing the good state of Texas.
he's been in politics all her life, so she's pretty used to being dressed up
like a princess to put on the family values s**t.
↯ a lot of people say that for girls like her, high school is the best time of
their life, prom queen, head cheerleader, but that is far from the truth, high
school has nothing on college, especially Matthews.
↯ besides being the head cheerleader, ashley also did the student council,
but she was in charge of the dances, so it's no surprise that when she got
into her sorority, she quickly became one of the party planners, her parties
are legendary.
↯ when she was sixteen, her mother died in a car crash. a drunken driver
hit her car and threw her into a river. ashley was very close to her mother,
and a lot of people think that the reason she is constantly partying or drunk
is because she is acting out over her mother's death. she is.
↯ once upon a time, ashley used to make straight a's, she is actually on a
partial scholarship from the college, but it's being threatened with the recent
uptake of more alcohol consumption and less book reading. she's not worried.

YEAR: SOPHOMORE
USERNAME: ANGELUS VINDEMIA



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｛ THE COUNTRY QB ｝


FULL NAME: COLIN JAMES WAYDE
AGE: TWENTY-TWO
ADJECTIVES: HARDWORKING ౦ IMPULSIVE ౦ HUMBLE
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↯ from central georgia, colin was raised on a farm with his parents and three
older sisters which is one of the largest wal-mart distributors
↯ always working around animals colin is going to school to become a veterinarian but he has never been any good at school so he utilizes his families money for tutoring. colin has been pushed to apply to be drafted into the NFL but would rather follow his dreams of being a vet against his families wishes
↯ colin played high school football and recieved a full ride although his family could have easily paid for him to go to school anyways, he is now starting quarter back for the team
↯ with frustration from school, pressure from family, and a bit of roid rage from past experiences colin is known to lash out when pushed too hard or even a little if he is having a bad day
↯ though he is known to party, colin is still a virgin and isn't giving in anytime soon until he meets the girl of his dreams, very old fashioned values of respect when it comes to the ladies

YEAR: SENIOR
USERNAME: the-UNDERAGE-koyo



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｛ THE ARTISTIC a*****e ｝


FULL NAME: SOFIA RENÉ LAWSON
AGE: TWENTY
ADJECTIVES: SHARP-TONGUED ౦ SARCASTIC ౦ MYSTERIOUS
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↯ she grew up in the upper class district in brooklyn, ny. struggling to find her way out of her mother's shadow as "the fashion mogul's kid", she was the one who opted to go across the country to george matthew's.
↯ she's a cartoonist and loves anything marvel. in high school she used to paint street art on the abandoned buildings downtown behind her mom's back. she considered it "hoodlum art".
↯ she's the oldest of three sisters, but is probably the only one in the house who doesn't own anything pink. her two younger sisters were into that pageant crap due to her mom's ancient pageant titles.
↯ she works part time in a local tattoo shop, tattoo & co. she got into the tattoo scene when she was just shy of eighteen once she moved to miami.
↯ she's quite the avid smoker recently. after her boss first introduced her to it, she's become a ganja fiend on the regular. it "opens her artistic eye".

YEAR: JUNIOR
USERNAME: FREED_OHM



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｛ THE APATHETIC ACTRESS｝


FULL NAME: LOLA ROLON TREJO
AGE: TWENTY-THREE
ADJECTIVES: LOYAL ౦ FIERY ౦ STRONG
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↯ lola was born and raised in cuba for a very short period of time, until her father moved her family to America for better employment opportunities.
↯ when he began to work on "wall street" however, things changed. he left his wife, and took lola with him, showing her all of the things money and power can get a person.
↯ lola has no interest in being an actress, even though she is very good at it.
↯ all her life, all she has ever dreamed of being is a chef. knowing her father would never approve, she told him she's taking culinary arts as a means to be a good housewife.
↯ wonder how he'll react when she gets out of college, and pursues her dreams...

YEAR: SOPHOMORE
USERNAME: HERAKUT



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｛ THE CHARISMATIC CASANOVA｝


FULL NAME: CAMERON ELIJAH SAWYER
AGE: TWENTY-THREE
ADJECTIVES: LEVEL HEADED ౦ CYNICAL ౦ PASSIONATE
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↯ cam transferred from the university of memphis for a change of scenery; he's been to four different universities for this reason. he's not the kind who plants roots.
↯ after being kicked out by his mother, he should have been living on the streets but ended up living with a friend of a friend and becoming very close friends.
↯ he was never a "country boy" like so many people raised in the south are; he didn't much care for horses, or fields, or fresh air. he likes the hustle and bustle of the city more. he tried desperately to get rid of the accent he had obtained.
↯ baseball is his saving grace; whenever he needed to get away from life he could count on the diamond to be there. he would throw ball after ball at fences until the anger or stress would just burn off.
↯ he was a genuine southern gentleman until a girl came along and broke his heart, he tends to use his natural charm to get women into bed and that's about it.

YEAR: SENIOR
USERNAME: PURRMIONE GRANGER

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HERE COMES THE FRIENDLY,

PRETTY MUCH THE ONES WHO WERE
WELCOMING YOU WHEN YOU MOVED
INTO THE DORMS. FRIENDLIEST PEOPLE
YOU'LL EVER MEET...SORTA.

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｛ THE PRAGMATIC MODEL｝


FULL NAME: WILLAMINA ANN ROSLYN
AGE: NINETEEN
ADJECTIVES: LEVELHEADED ౦ APPROACHABLE ౦ WITTY
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↯ willa works as a part-time model, seeing that it was the only was
she could fully pay for her tuition and her books for college.
↯ all of her brothers had gotten full-ride to their schools because of
sports, while she was stuck having to pay the full price. her parents
weren't too happy about having to fully pay for college.
↯ because her parents are paying out of their own pockets for school,
willa makes sure to pass all of her class with a's and b's. partying and
going out drinking would be typical for being a model but not for her.
↯ despite having quite the amount of suitors, willa ultimately believes
that her time for college is meant for education, not for parties, boys,
and well, falling in love.
↯ willa can get pretty competitive if a challenge rises. being raised
with three older brothers, she's not afraid to play a little dirty to win
a bet.

YEAR: SOPHOMORE
USERNAME: KONFUNDED



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｛ THE AMUSING BRIT｝


FULL NAME: MARIUS RAE MOORE
AGE: TWENTY
ADJECTIVES: UNPREDICTABLE ౦ SOCIABLE ౦ INTELLIGENT
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↯ marius was raised in britian for his whole life and moved
to america his senior year of high school after his parents
divorced.
↯ likes to make videos for youtube when he isn't studying
to hard, or when he is supposed to be studying. sometimes
he makes vines during classes.
↯ speaks with an american accent around new people just
to confuse them and around friends to annoy them.
↯ his grades typically fall along the 'straight A' line, but might
be making a high B in one of his classes.
↯ really has this thing for food. likes to make homemade mini
pizzas and hearty lasagna.

YEAR: SOPHOMORE
USERNAME: ANCHOOR



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｛ THE SOFTSPOKEN POET｝


FULL NAME: MAX ROBIN LACEY
AGE: TWENTY-ONE
ADJECTIVES: INTROVERTED ౦ OBSERVANT ౦ GENTLE
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↯ max is transgender, but has chosen not to undergo any sort of hormonal or surgical transition.
↯ he comes from wilmington, delaware; he never knew his birth parents, but was in the system until he aged out at eighteen.
↯ max has epilepsy, and is mostly prone to absence seizures and complex partial seizures, but will occasionally experience tonic-clonic (aka 'grand mal') seizures (typically if he's extremely stressed, sleep-deprived, or if his medication schedule is interrupted).
↯ if it wasn't made obvious by his appearance, max is very much into body modification: he has nine piercings total, eight of which are on his face and ears. he also has four tattoos, and hopes to get more.
↯ although he's generally very quiet, he has a passion for slam poetry. everything he can't or won't say in his everyday life often comes out when he participates in slams.

YEAR: JUNIOR
USERNAME: MERCUTIO DREAMS



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｛ THE SASSY SOUTHERN BELLE｝


FULL NAME: SELENA SHEA BECKETT
AGE: TWENTY-ONE
ADJECTIVES: BRAZEN ౦ PASSIONATE ౦ ADVENTUROUS
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↯ lena isn't afraid in the slightest to get out of her comfort zone; in fact that's where she prefers to be. her bucket list is long and she has no intention of dying without it being complete.
↯ her mother is a high profile defense attorney and her father a surgeon, so she's no stranger to money but is a stranger to working.
↯ when lena has an opinion about something she isn't afraid to state it. she doesn't care whose feelings it might hurt or what consequences it might have.
↯ she grew up in a small town in tennessee, but somehow made it out of there extremely passionate on liberal perspectives. she's majoring in political science and economics, hoping that her dad's money will get her into state legislature shortly after graduation
↯you've pretty much got a hold of lena's heart if you mention anything about cats. her dream proposal is to have a ring tied to a cat's collar and she doesn't care if it's cliche.

YEAR: JUNIOR
USERNAME: PURRMIONE GRANGER



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｛ THE ASPIRING WRITER｝


FULL NAME: NOELLA LEONA KIKO
AGE: TWENTY
ADJECTIVES: QUIET ౦ INTRICATE ౦ REALISTIC
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↯ noella is a mixed baby. her mother was asian and her father was african american. she was born in japan, but was raised in florida.
↯ acquired full tuition through the writing program.
↯ has a soft spot for sweets of all kinds. her favorites are vanilla cupcakes and recces peanut butter cups.
↯ random anxiety attacks that she denies and refuses to take pills for
↯ learned to play the piano because of her mother, but prefers to play in secret than for a bunch of people.

YEAR: JUNIOR
USERNAME: SIMPLE_IMPERFECTIONS



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｛ THE BABYFACED MUSICIAN｝


FULL NAME: JASPER JAMES MARTIN
AGE: NINETEEN
ADJECTIVES: COMIC ౦ SATIRICAL ౦ AMIABLE
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↯ jasper grew up in a home with two younger siblings, both of them sisters. his parents were kind individuals and he had a pretty average upbringing in a loving family. his family was never rich, but they were also never so poor that they had to scrounge for food. they were a conventional american family in pretty much every way.
↯ jasper plays many instruments, though the guitar is his instrument of choice. his favorite genre of music to perform is jazz, and he's quite good at playing it. the other instruments he plays includes the bass guitar, drum kit, and piano. he can also sing quite well, though he denies he's any good and refuses to sing for people unless they're really close or he's singing in a joking manner.
↯ a lot of people call jasper jas (pronounced jazz), they believe it's a clever play on words as it's both a shortened form of his name as well as a genre of music he enjoys playing. jas' been called this since high school, it stuck, and so it was how he introduced himself to people when he got to college.
↯ jas is at george e. matthews on a partial music scholarship, and since his family doesn't have the money to pay for the rest of his tuition and send his two younger sisters to college as well, he works part time performing at a bar (with his fake id that the bar owner had a hard time accepting simply due to his babyface, then allowed him to play when he heard jas was attending george e. matthews since he was alumni and was thus biased) to earn some extra cash and pay off part of his student loan.
↯ jas' quite a friendly boy, though he's also known to crack jokes at others' expense and be quite sarcastic. however, he's relatively sensitive about this, making sure he's not cracking his jokes at the wrong times as well as quickly apologizing and assuring people he's joking if someone feels offended by anything he's said.
↯ one could say that in terms of jas' love life, is true loves are his friends and his music. he doesn't put romantic relationships or sex high on his priority list and doesn't go around actively seeking either, though he isn't one to turn down a hot girl if she offers. you'd be surprised at how many girls this babyfaced boy manages to attract with his guitar and a stage.

YEAR: SOPHOMORE
USERNAME: SASS BUNNY

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CAMPUS GOODIES.
Here's some places you can visit. Or party.


CAMPUS
Look at how pretty our campus is. Now keep it that way.

DINING HALL
BEST. FOOD. EVER.

BOYS' DORM ROOM
KEEP IT CLEAN. PUH-LEASE.

GIRLS' DORM ROOM
Don't get too crazy with your DIY crap.

DORM APARTMENTS
Only upperclassmen have apartments. Since they throw the
best parties and all.

CAMPUS GYM
You gotta work out hardcore to party hardcore.

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ON CAMPUS LOCATIONS.
Where to go where there's still some daylight left.

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SOME IMPORTANT THINGS.



RESERVATION CODE

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WHERE'S THE PARTY AT?
After you've finished your homework and all, this is where you go.

FIRST PARTY OF THE YEAR
NO INFORMATION YET!

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WELCOME TO COLLEGE.
Here's a map and your complimentary beer holder.

THIRD WEEK OF SCHOOL.
All students are in their third week of school, which
is OCTOBER, THE SIXTH. It is also 11 AM.
They are all either in class, studying, in the club meeting,
or working/shopping around the locations on campus.
There will be an ASSOCIATED STUDENT BODY MEETING
at 3 PM sharp in the Student Union building.

Hope everyone will have a great day!

To add any events (i.e. Recruitment for a sorority/fraternity,
club meeting, or sports event), just please quote me in the
recruitment/applications thread and I will be glad to add it!

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WELCOME TO COLLEGE.
Reserved.

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WELCOME TO COLLEGE.
PLACE: SCHOOL CAMPUS
DATE: SEPTEMBER 28th, TUESDAY
TIME: 11:15 AM
ACTIVITIES: EITHER IN CLASS, LIBRARY, BREAK.
WHAT'S GOING ON? Seems like everyone is excited to either be back in school or attending school
for the first time. A party in a sorority house later tonight is all that everyone's
talking about today. Are you going or are you just going to go back to your dorm
and study for tomorrow's literature test?

[avalon bird]

tab tab

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xxxxxx SO LISTEN TO THE DARKNESS, LISTEN TO THE PATTERNS
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx LISTEN TO THE BREATHING SEA
xxxxxxxxxxxx LISTEN TO THE COLORS, CARRY THEM INSIDE YOU
xxxxxxx THEY WILL BRING YOU BACK TO ME, IN THE BREAKING LIGHT

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( LOCATION: LIBRARY/QUAD tab WITH: ? tab MOOD: MORTIFIED )

At quarter after eleven in the morning, the library was reasonably full of students wanting to get an early start on their classwork. Some carried on hushed conversations with friends, while others had their eyes glued to computers or tablets, or their noses in books. Max Lacey sat cross-legged in one of the soft armchairs as he drew his finger along the screen of his iPad, skimming through the first novel he'd been assigned for his Lit course: Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur. He'd started it last night before bed, and though he'd expected to find it dry, he was surprised at how much he was enjoying it. Arthurian legends had not been a subject he'd pursued with much interest before, but he thought that now this might change. He was just starting the final chapter of volume one when his phone buzzed loudly in his pocket, drawing a look of annoyance from a girl in the armchair across from him. He mouthed, "Sorry," and pulled out his phone to check what the message was. It was a text from one of his friends, Julia, who was a very active member of the poetry club.

party 2nite @ rsa. u comin??

Max pursed his lips. Julia meant well, always trying to get him to come out and socialize, but after a while it had become something of an annoyance – especially since she never got the hint, no matter how many times he turned her down. He'd since learned that it was easiest to pretend he was interested, and then fabricate a reason as to why he couldn't participate. With a slightly irritated sigh, he set his tablet down on his lap, making sure to bookmark his place before he tapped out a response. At least this time, he had a couple semi-legitimate excuses to fall back on, the main two being that he had a Lit test tomorrow, and knew no one in Rho Sigma Alpha. At least, it was legitimate enough for him.

idk j. lots of hw + idk any1 in rsa. ill think abt it.

He winced slightly at the shorthand, but Julia liked to laugh at him for writing grammatically-correct texts, and he wasn't in the mood for that just now. Unfortunately, she shot a message back quick as lightning, and he was annoyed to admit that it caught his eye. He stifled a groan.

gavin will b there. ;)

Max had had a bit of a thing for one of the guys in the LGBT club, Gavin Sloane, since the end of the previous year. He'd never said anything, never had the courage to, and Julia – who was also in the LGBT club – had picked up on his awkward crush right away. It was almost like he was back in high school, and it was embarrassing. Part of him wanted to capitulate just to put an end to the good-natured coaxing, but another part wanted to avoid the pressure being at a party put on him. They made him nervous, quite frankly: all those people, the booze, the loud music and noise – it was just asking for a migraine, or even a seizure, and he was not about to risk that in a mob of drunken strangers. He glanced up briefly; the girl who'd glared at him was gone now, and he was left with the uncomfortable thought that he'd driven her away. He was tempted to just shut his phone off and finish reading, or maybe go back to his dorm and sleep for a bit, since he didn't have another class until three o'clock, but his conscience wouldn't let him. He knew she thought she was doing him a favor, and he couldn't fault her for that.

i'll think abt it. have a test in lit tmrw tho. gtg, naptime lol.

There, that should do it. Julia, like many other college students, knew better than to disturb the sanctity of naptime. None of them got enough sleep as it was, so whatever they could catch between classes was practically like manna in the desert. His decision made, Max packed up his things and headed out of the library and out onto the quad. He habitually walked with his head down, so he didn't see who he was about to crash into until it was too late. Being petite – only 5'4" and just barely 115 pounds soaking wet – Max was bowled over despite having been the one to run into the other. His tablet went skittering across the grass and the wind was knocked out of him as he landed on his a** on the sidewalk.

"I'm sorry," he said once he'd regained his bearings and began to sit up, looking at who it was he'd unintentionally assaulted. It was a familiar face, which was a bit of a relief. Better than running headlong into a stranger, at least. "I wasn't paying attention. Are you okay? I swear, I didn't mean to attack you, I'm just distracted."