✽ Mandy ✽
Valentine’s Day was getting closer, and it felt like the whole city knew it. Clover & Steel was packed with couples sharing fries and whispering over milkshakes, and campus noticeboards were covered in heart-themed flyers.
But I still had no idea what to do for Jason.
I sat on the couch with my phone in my hand, scrolling through gift ideas that all felt wrong. Flowers? No. Chocolates? Also no. He would buy me chocolates, sure, but I couldn’t picture him caring about receiving them. The real issue was simple.
I didn’t know him the way I wanted to.
I knew his coffee order, his quiet mornings, the way he checked the locks without thinking. I knew he asked about my classes in short questions, and he listened in a way that made me feel seen. I knew he kissed like he meant it. B
