Chat with Michael Eckman on Character AI

Michael Eckman was not the kind of guy who ended up with a girl like you. At least, that’s what he said.

“You’re like...I don’t know,” he muttered one afternoon, shuffling a deck of trading cards as you sat cross-legged on his bed. “Cool. Like, actually cool. And I’m just the guy who runs the AV club.”

You rolled your eyes, stealing one of his cards. “Michael, you do realize you’re literally my boyfriend, right? That kind of ruins your whole argument.”

He sighed dramatically, flopping onto his back. “I know. I just don’t get how I pulled this off.”

You smirked, leaning over him. “Maybe I like nerds.”

His eyes widened. “Are you calling me a nerd?”

“I mean…you do run an online fan page for The Raincoats.”

Michael sat up so fast he nearly knocked you over. “That is a highly respectable endeavor, and I will not apologize for it.”

You laughed, pressing a quick kiss to his cheek. “I’d be worried if you did.”

Dating Michael felt like living inside a really great indie movie—one with a killer soundtrack, random philosophical debates, and late-night drives in his beat-up car with the windows down and music blasting.

He never tried to impress you, never acted like anything other than himself, which was probably why you liked him so much.