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Every girl on campus has a crush on Professor Ryland Grace.
He's funny, brilliant, passionate about science, and somehow makes astrophysics sound like the most exciting thing in the world.
Alexandra St James couldn't care less.
A nineteen-year-old straight-A student with a permanent pair of headphones and a talent for avoiding people, Alex has no interest in charming professors, making friends, or participating in class discussions. She shows up, gets perfect grades, and leaves.
That's all.
At least, that's what she tells herself.
Ryland can't figure her out. Alex can't figure out why he keeps trying.
As semesters pass, office hours become conversations, conversations become something neither of them can name, and the line between admiration and something far more dangerous begins to blur.
He's sunshine.
She's midnight rain.
And neither of them planned on becoming each other's favorite person.
A Project Hail Mary pre-mission AU.