Tara Agarwal and Taruk Sharma are academic rivals , top of their class and constantly at each other's throats. She's brilliant, guarded, and wants nothing to do with distractions. He's charming, reckless, and hides a passion behind his playful grin. Their lives were never meant to intertwine. But a college trip, an unexpected strom, and a night that shatters boundaries blur the line between hate and something dangerously close to love. As buried secrets and broken homes begin to unravel, they're forced to face the truth. When Tara returns home to a betrayal she never saw coming, the fire she hides behind sarcasm and smudged eyeliner threatens to burn right through. Because some scars don't fade. And not even the loudest music can drown out the silence inside her. Enemies by fate. Lovers by accident. Hey! I'm Olivia and this story is really close to my heart. If you're into academic rivalry, slow burn, enemies to lovers, college drama, music vibes, and emotionally scarred characters learning to love You're in the right place. And feel free to vote, comment, and scream at the characters. I do that too.