From a troubled past to the cold stone corridors of Hogwarts, no one truly knows where life will lead. Certainly not Alina Hawthorne. Entering her Seventh Year, Alina is determined to keep her head down, ace her N.E.W.T.s, and protect her mother from a distance. But when unexpected events turn her world upside down, she finds that only one person may be able to help her put it right. Once inseparable, Alina and Sebastian Sallow are now nothing more than academic rivals walking opposite sides of the hall. Bound together by shared duties and forced to work side-by-side, keeping their distance soon proves impossible. Will they find balance like yin and yang, or succumb to the chaotic world around them?

Since outbreak day, Evelyn has been alone. Maybe not by choice, but she's gotten by just fine. Joel didn't choose to lose Sarah, and he's spent everyday since trying to repair his mistakes one by one. Neither thought they'd find hope in each other, or a home. But anything can happen in a world like this and both are willing to risk everything for a chance at something more. - - - [Joel Miller TLOU fanfiction]

Rhea Marlow never thought much about anyone except herself and her studies-until Luciano Sanchez entered the picture. A pre-med student with flawless grades, an obnoxious tendency to outshine everyone and a smile that could stop traffic, Luciano is the one person standing in the way of Rhea's perfect academic record. She's convinced that if she just studies hard enough, he'll be out of her hair for good. But when a back-to-school party forces them together, Rhea starts to wonder if she's been misjudging him all along.