Chapter 4: The Night They Get Too CloseIt was nearly midnight when they wrapped up another grueling work session. The campus was eerily quiet, the only sound the faint hum of fluorescent lights."Finally," Kit groaned, stretching. "I thought we'd never finish."Than organized his notes meticulously. "We still have revisions."Kit rolled his eyes. "Of course we do."They stood awkwardly by the door, neither moving to leave."You're impossible," Than muttered.Kit stepped closer, his usual smirk replaced by something more intense. "And you're insufferable," he shot back, voice lower.Than's breath hitched. The air between them crackled with tension.Before he knew it, Kit had closed the distance, their faces inches apart."What are you—" Than's words were cut off as Kit's lips crashed against his.Time seemed to freeze. Than's carefully constructed world shattered in that instant, replaced by heat and chaos.When they finally pulled apart, both were breathing heavily."That was—" Than started."A mistake," Kit finished with a smirk, though his voice wavered slightly.Than nodded stiffly. "Right. A mistake."Neither believed it.