Off-Campus is one of the much-loved series that Prime Video gifted people with. The series is based on Elle Kennedy’s bestselling romance novels. While ‘Garrett Graham’ and ‘Hannan Wells’s on-screen chemistry grabbed the utmost attention and left people in awe, making them kind of obsessed over the ‘fictional man’ that we find in ‘Garrett’, ‘Allie’ and ‘Dean’s romance also grabbed similar attention.
‘Dean’s role was played by Stephen Kalyn, while ‘Allie’s role was played by Mika Abdalla. Amid this, people have been wondering if the duo has something going on. To answer straightaway, ‘no’. Mika and Stephen have nothing going on romantically. In fact, Mika, in one of her interviews, said that Stephen is like a brother and a bestie to her. So, this left people wondering if the gorgeous girl, who ‘dropped in on the floor’, is dating someone in real life. So, let’s have a look at her love life.
Who is Mika Abdalla’s beau, Jake Short? A look into his professional life
Mika Abdalla is committed. Yes! She has been dating Jake Short. For those for whom the name rang a bell, yes, you are right. Jake Short is a famous child star. He is from Indiana, and it’s only there that his acting journey began. The year was 2007 when he started, and by 2011, he moved to LA and got himself an agent and a manager, and that’s basically how he got into acting in the first place.
Jake Short is an award-winning child actor who was first seen as ‘Fletcher Quimby’ in the series A.N.T. Farm from 2011 to 2014, which brought him a Kids’ Choice Award for Favourite TV Actor. Apart from that, he was also seen in Mighty Med and Lab Rats: Elite Force. Jake Short also collaborated with Bradly Steven Perry on a podcast named The Sit And Chat, wherein the last episode was dropped in January 2025, featuring the guest Olivia Holt.
As of 2026, in March, it was revealed that Jake directed his first short film with Disney collaborator Bradly Steven Perry. Sharing the information on social media, Jake thanked everyone who helped him along the way, while asking people to have a look at his work. He penned:
“Countless lessons were learned in this process and I have a million thanks to give to everyone that has helped along the way. I could go on and on here, but I’ll save that. Cause really I just want to keep creating things with my friends. And I hope I get to share a lot more of this more often. See you at the screening and on the next project very soon.”
Jake Short and Mika Abdalla’s relationship: They are engaged, when are they getting married?
Nothing in detail about Jake Short and Mika Abdalla’s relationship is known; however, the couple met back in 2021, when they worked for Hulu’s Sex Appeal, wherein the duo worked as on-screens BFFs, experimenting with intimacy. As it seems, they formed a close friendship and eventually fell in love with each other. It was in 2025 when the couple got engaged. The same was confirmed by Jake Short’s manager, Brian Medavoy, who, on an IG post, revealed that it gave him utter joy to witness his client step into a new phase in life with Mika, and it’s a story from the sets to real life.
Earlier, a video made the rounds on social media, wherein Jake Short was asked about his thoughts on getting married. He was asked whether he was the kind of person who feels that he needs to get married as soon as he’s engaged. Jake Short replied with a ‘no’, however, he said he would want to have kids right after getting married. He also conversed about the fact that the host pointed out that getting married earlier when they are dating someone for a long time, would give a couple a beautiful time together as married ones, while with further delay it will bring everything together, whether the wedding or the plans of having kids.
Jake often takes to his social media and posts adorable glimpses with Mika Abdalla, and his cutesy captions speak volumes about the adorable bond that he shares with her. His last post with her dated back to December 2025, when the couple were in Europe. In the caption, Jake penned that he had been in Europe quite a long time and just wished that she and he would be even closer.
About Mika Abdalla and Stephen Kalyn’s relationship
While their fiery chemistry has been burning the hearts of their fans, people have been wondering if Mika and Stephen were quite of an item, romantically. It was Mika who dismissed all the questions, even without addressing them, as she talked about her bond with Stephen. She revealed that Stephen was actually scared of her, and she got to know about it. The duo initially didn’t get along, and Mika felt that they needed to break the ice between them as they had to work together, which needed to be shed all throughout.
When she talked to Stephen, she got to know that he was scared of her. The reason was Stephen’s misinterpretation that she hated him, caused by her cold and resting face. Well, later they became friends, and have been each other’s besties ever since. Mika also spoke about their bond and stated that he is like a ‘brother’ to her. The duo’s love story, on Off-Campus, seemingly will unfold in the upcoming seasons, which will reportedly begin with the instalment The Score.
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