New York City
After We FellNew York City enters the story as a choice poised between hard-won academic plans and the emotional uncertainty of a breakup. Landon is due to leave in about two weeks for NYU, where he has already enrolled in summer classes, but he is no longer sure he wants to go.
An Ambitious Plan Under Strain
Landon says he has worked hard to get into NYU and regards his enrollment as a reason not to abandon the plan. At the same time, he worries that going may now feel pointless. His uncertainty is tied to the breakup he has just announced: the city is not merely a school destination, but the setting for a future he is struggling to imagine after the relationship ends.
A Disputed Future
Tessa advises Landon not to go, reasoning that the move would be awkward. Landon counters that New York City is large enough that they would not run into each other and suggests they could remain friends. Their disagreement leaves the plan unresolved: Landon has a place in NYU’s summer classes and a departure only weeks away, but the conversation offers no final decision about whether he will leave.
