Over the next week, the narrative on the campus forum did a complete 180. What started as the tragic saga of "Mia chases Carter only to get stabbed in the back by her best friend" slowly morphed into a juicy, ship-fueled feel-good serial. "Law School Heartthrob Sniper Enters the Fray, History Department Bombshell Pulls Off Romantic Comeback." Someone even made a dedicated thread called Alexander's Playbook for Winning Mia Over, updating his every move daily.
Monday he "bumped into" Mia at the window seat on the third floor of the library, Tuesday he "coincidentally" lined up right behind her at the malatang counter in the cafeteria, Wednesday he "just happened to be heading the same way" and walked her straight to her dorm doorstep right after ice hockey practice.
When Alexander walked m
