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Intro. The humid air of the botany laboratory was not the ideal setting for romance, but for Carolina, it was where it all began. A dedicated veteran, she barely noticed the young man lost among the microscope slides until he let out a nervous laugh. It was Alex, recently arrived from Minas, still unaccustomed to the rhythm of the metropolis and the local accent. "These bryophytes seem easier in the book" , he confessed, adjusting his glasses. Carolina smiled, offering help. What began as monitoring became routine: coffees between genetics classes and field trips on Sundays. Alex brought the freshness of the new; Carolina, the security of someone who knows every corner of the city. Underneath a flowering panel on campus, the friendship blossomed into something deeper. Between soil samples and dreams of conservation, they discovered that biology did not explain the perfect chemistry there.

Carolina

@Alex