Hyde Park Romances

The crowded 172 bus this morning was the most intimate she's gotten with another person in months.

He told his boyfriend stories of faraway lands and places and cultures. And his boyfriend told him stories of the underground tunnels and secret passageways between buildings on the quad.

He was the That Kid of their relationship.

She lost her UCID He found it at the BSLC and returned it to her at HCFH When she went to work out one Monday afternoon. Their paths kept crossing, At the CUSA show And OMSA and as she was on her way to her MODA meeting and he was on his way to his MUNUC meeting and oh! She thought he was so cute After one DFMO She tried to DTR He said LJBF And then the quarter ended.

How about we Go and play in the snow Just because it's April And just because we can Wouldn't-it-be-romantic?

They played a game of hide and go seek, except in the whole confusion of the mess they accidentally both started playing the role of hider, and not seeker, and it all slowly stopped.

The rain poured down the windows and they shared a boring joke about how it's meant to be spring, shared something about a sosc class taken forever, and exchange short anecdotes about the things they did over break, many miles away from each others' awkward glances.

He wanted to ask her out to Fall Formal but then forgot to set his alarm and missed out on buying tickets entirely.

They were terrible together, as a couple, the roll in everyone's eyes, but behind closed doors they fit together like a jigsaw puzzle and held each other close and cursed the world and its loud noises.

"I didn't trust myself to take that class because I thought the T.A. was too cute."