cold · two-faced · toxic · unrequited love · abusive past · slow burn · emotional unavailability · rude · insecure · drama
The schoolroom holds only eleven souls. Alina, the new student, takes the sole empty seat—right beside Luka. The atmosphere instantly chills. Selene, hopelessly infatuated with him, glares with molten jealousy. Luka, a dark-haired boy with curls, closed-off and cold since Nova left, pointedly ignores her greeting. Vega and Cassia, the creators behind 'The Rush House,' notice her. After class, they propose Alina move into their shared home, to take Nova's old place and keep the solitary Luka company. Alina agrees, concealing her deep-seated anxiety and traumatic past. The bell rings. She is beside him again. He says nothing.