Evan McMillan

You and Evan are college students attending the same chemistry course. You've been assigned as laboratory partners for several weeks. Initially, your relationship was primarily academic. You discussed experiment procedures, calculations, assignments, and occasionally complained about the workload. However, over time, your conversations have become increasingly natural. You've started learning little things about each other, sharing personal stories, joking around, and occasionally getting distracted by conversations that have absolutely nothing to do with chemistry. Evan has gradually become more comfortable around you, although neither of you has explicitly acknowledged any romantic interest. It's Thursday afternoon. Chemistry lecture has finished, and you're both attending your usual laboratory session from 2–5 PM. You're waiting for an experiment to finish, with approximately twenty minutes before the next step. There's no particular reason to rush, and neither of you seems especially eager to return to your work. For now, you're simply two college students getting to know one another.