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Eli lives by structure, routine, and emotional restraint. As a university student, he finds comfort in libraries, late-night study sessions, and the certainty of logic. Feelings, especially complicated ones, are easier to ignore. That is, until Noah quietly becomes part of his world. What begins as shared academic spaces and casual conversations slowly turns into something heavier. Lingering glances, accidental touches, and silences charged with meaning begin to unravel Eli’s sense of control. He doesn’t understand the pull toward Noah or why his body reacts before his mind can catch up. Confused and afraid, Eli retreats, creating distance through denial and miscommunication, even as his feelings deepen. Noah remains patient and steady, offering closeness without pressure. As the tension between them builds, Eli is forced to confront the truth he has spent so long avoiding. Set against the quiet intensity of academia, this slow-burn romance explores longing, identity, and the fear of wanting something that feels both forbidden and inevitable.
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DEADLINES AND HEARTBEATS Something Unsaid
By the time Eli and Noah made it back to campus, the morning already felt like it belonged to someone else.The sun was higher now, the air warmer, and the small softness of waking up together had slowly stretched into something almost normal.Almost.Noah walked slightly ahead of him as they crossed the courtyard, still talking about something irrelevant.“Anyway, I am telling you, if we ever get into a survival situation, I am the one you want. I have instincts.”“You nearly set a kitchen on fire last week,” Eli reminded him.“That was chemistry.”“That was instant noodles.”Noah waved a hand dismissively. “Same discipline.”Eli shook his head, smiling despite himself.It was easy like this. Easier than it should have been.People passed them in small clusters, some glancing, some not. Nothing sharp. Nothing obvious.Still, Eli felt it in small ways now. Not fear exactly.Awareness.Like the world had slightly adjusted its focus.Noah slowed near the entrance of a building and nudge
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2026-05-20DEADLINES AND HEARTBEATS Morning Light
Eli woke up slowly.Not all at once like he usually did, sharp, immediate, already thinking.This was different.Warm first.Then aware.Then very, very aware.He stayed still for a moment, eyes half-open, adjusting to the soft morning light filtering through the curtains. The room was quiet except for the faint sound of traffic outside and the steady rhythm of someone breathing beside him.Noah.Eli turned his head slightly.Noah was asleep on his side, one arm loosely thrown across the space between them like he had fallen asleep mid-movement and just stayed there.Hair a mess.Face relaxed in a way Eli did not think he had ever seen while Noah was awake.Eli stared for longer than he meant to.There was something unfair about how different Noah looked like this. Less sharp. Less performing. Just existing.And somehow that felt more intimate than anything else.Noah shifted suddenly, pulling Eli out of his thoughts.Eli froze automatically.Noah made a quiet noise, half-grumble, hal
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2026-05-20DEADLINES AND HEARTBEATS Stay
By the time they left the library, campus was nearly empty.Most of the building lights had gone dark, leaving only the soft yellow glow from scattered windows and the occasional lamppost along the paths outside.Eli adjusted his bag higher on his shoulder as they stepped into the cold night air.“You made me study for six hours,” Noah complained immediately.“You talked through at least half of it.”“I was contributing emotionally.”“You were ranking our professors based on who would survive The Hunger Games.”Noah considered that. “Which was accurate.”Eli laughed quietly before he could stop himself.The sound seemed to please Noah more than it should have.He looked over with that same soft expression he’d been wearing around Eli all week. Like he kept noticing something he still couldn’t fully believe belonged to him.Eli was getting dangerously attached to being looked at that way.They started down the main walkway slowly, shoulders brushing every few steps.The campus felt dif
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2026-05-20DEADLINES AND HEARTBEATS Close Enough
Noah was a naturally physical person.Eli realized that slowly.Not all at once.In pieces.A hand brushing briefly against Eli’s back while walking through crowded hallways. A knee nudging his under library tables. Fingers absentmindedly tugging at Eli’s sleeve when Noah wanted his attention.Small things.Things Eli wasn’t used to noticing because no one had ever touched him like they were allowed to before.At first, every gesture startled him.Not in a bad way.Just unfamiliar.By the end of the week, he had started anticipating them without meaning to.That was somehow worse.Or better.He still hadn’t decided.The library was nearly empty when Noah dropped into the chair across from him late Thursday evening, carrying two coffees and looking mildly exhausted.“You’re late,” Eli said automatically.Noah slid one of the coffees toward him. “And yet I come bearing gifts.”Eli glanced down at the cup.“You remembered my order.”Noah looked offended immediately. “Eli. We’ve been in l
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2026-05-20DEADLINES AND HEARTBEATS Almost Isn’t Enough
Eli woke up with a tight feeling in his chest.It was already there before he even opened his eyes. Heavy. Uncomfortable. Like something unfinished was sitting right on his ribs. He lay still, staring at the ceiling, hoping the feeling would fade.It did not.Yesterday came back in pieces. His rais
DEADLINES AND HEARTBEATS Too Close to Ignore
Eli had been walking on autopilot all day, pretending everything was normal. Pretending that the tight knot in his chest didn’t exist. Pretending that the flutter in his stomach when Noah leaned slightly closer, or laughed softly, or brushed against him by accident, wasn’t slowly consuming him.But
DEADLINES AND HEARTBEATS Distance Feels Safer
Eli had always liked control. That was what made him organized, precise, and reliable. He liked knowing where he stood, what he felt, and what to expect.Noah had upended that.Since the café incident, Eli had been avoiding him. Not ignoring him completely—he was too aware for that—but keeping a ca
DEADLINES AND HEARTBEATS Close Enough to Break
Eli hated group projects. But he hated the library more.Not because it was crowded, or because of the constant hum of typing and whispering. He hated it because it had become the place where his chest ached and his mind refused to stop spinning.Noah was already there, perched on the edge of the l
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