i am truly so amused that i literally went for the most obscure thing i could think of and caught someone in the same general field, this is delightful and i would simply love all of this!! i'd love to say they're friendly after she got used to seeing him at the library - probably asked him after a few times what he was working on (because she is curious as can be with regulars!) and such and it snowballed from there? i also feel like she's probably a casual listener to his spodcast and after a few times of chatting at the library, she absolutely cut him off like "wait, i knew your voice sounded familiar!!" and having someone to chat coursework and papers with would be a god send, truly, since she's going the virtual route, so it sounds like it would be a win-win for both of them!