The Love Hypothesis

by Ali Hazelwood

“How many times have you done this?” “Zero. But I am familiar with the trope.”

Are you though?!? Because I think you’re doing it wrong

In hindsight, this entire fake-dating business with Adam was going to be great practice for when Olive leveled up and started defrauding the Department of Homeland Security in earnest.

This does not age well

That rumor of him throwing a petri dish against a wall because his experiment hadn’t worked out, or because the electron microscope needed repairs, or because something equally inconsequential had happened came to mind.

Rumors…yeah because those are just so reliable

And he was not a nice person, but he was very kind to her most of the time—if not always.

If I was a research scientist this may have me questioning a few things

“it’d be great if you could do me a solid and sit on your boyfriend’s lap, Ol. Just so I don’t have to stand on my toes?”

Said no one absolutely ever

“I was kidding. You weigh nothing. I don’t mind.”

But if you were a fat ass it would be out of the question

Sadly, there were dozens of people waiting to speak to him, and she decided that the ass-kissing wasn’t worth standing in line.

I do gotta agree with this