Kamari Garcia is used to surviving. As the eldest daughter, she grew up fighting battles no one saw. Juggling side hustles, shielding her siblings, and hiding her own dreams behind sarcasm and strength. Even with a degree and a cum laude medal, life hasn't made things easier. She's still stuck, still searching. Then Caiden Val Serrano returns-no longer the quiet, bullied chubby boy she once defended in high school, but now the lead singer of the rising band MAVI, adored by many but carries a lot of pain. He's living the dream, while she's barely getting by. When they cross paths again, old memories resurface and unspoken feelings stir. But with pride, pain, and unhealed wounds between them, getting close again won't be easy. They built walls to survive. But what if those same walls are keeping them from finally choosing each other? Or are they meant to be just another almost?

What happens when the gifted child of luxury meets the boy who has nothing? Shannara Elodie Bardeen, a bright and bubbly girl born into wealth, crosses paths with Ethan Sage Alvarez, a quiet orphan whose only possessions are folded paper flowers and silent dreams. As classmates, their worlds slowly intertwine through gifts, glances, and moments that feel like forever. In a place where love seems impossible, something fragile begins to bloom. Because sometimes, the greatest gift is finding home in someone else.