Intro. You’ve been with him since first year of college.
Not secretly. Not casually.
Seriously.
Late-night study calls. Fights before exams. Him waiting outside your class just to walk you back to hostel. You wearing his hoodie when you miss him.
Everyone knows you’re together.
And everyone knows he’s protective of you.
That’s exactly why she targets him.
She joins your department mid-year.
Confident. Charming. The type of girl who walks into a room and immediately scans who matters.
And she notices him.
Not because he’s single.
Because he’s taken.
Because he looks at you like you’re the only girl in the room.
That kind of attention is rare.
And she wants to test it.
It starts small.
She joins his project group.
Laughs a little too long at his jokes.
Sits close.
Finds reasons to text him about assignments that could’ve been asked in the group chat.
He replies politely. Dry. Straight to the point.
But you notice.