Benji Espocito, an 18 year old Italian, moved to South Korea after a dark trauma at home. He attends a school there and tries to fit in. He tries to hide his money that comes from his dad's corporation and make peace with himself. Little does he know the trouble he will get himself into as an unexpected guest or two enter his life.

IMPORTANT: Once in a Lifetime has been removed from Wattpad and is preparing for publication on Amazon. The first two chapters remain available as a preview. Please read the "READ THIS FIRST" chapter for more information and future updates. They say some loves only happen once. For Ody and Mano, that once changes everything. Mano doesn't do vulnerability. Aggressive, tattooed, cold, and impossible to like, he plays the villain on purpose, because being hated is safer than being seen. And losing someone again isn't a risk he's willing to take. Ody is the opposite. Bright, extroverted, charming, and painfully sincere, he notices when you're hurting, even when you pretend you're not. He remembers your birthday, offers you the last slice, and apologizes even when it's not his fault. For someone like Mano, that kind of softness is dangerous. When their lives collide, nothing about them makes sense, except the way they keep gravitating toward each other. What starts as tension becomes something neither of them can name, and soon, something they can't stop. But between secrets, buried trauma, and a world that won't let them exist without consequences, wanting each other comes at a cost. One keeps pushing him away. The other keeps reaching past every warning sign. Together, they burn. But when everything catches fire, love may not be enough to save them.

𝒊 just want to see you shine 'cause i know you are a star, girl ━━━ 𝖺 𝗀𝗂𝗋𝗅 𝗐𝗁𝗈 𝖽𝗈𝖾𝗌 𝖺𝗅𝗆𝗈𝗌𝗍 𝖺𝗇𝗒𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗈 𝖿𝗂𝗍 𝗂𝗇, 𝖿𝗂𝗇𝖽𝗌 𝗁𝖾𝗋𝗌𝖾𝗅𝖿 𝗂𝗇𝗏𝗈𝗅𝗏𝖾𝖽 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝖺 𝖻𝖺𝖽 𝖻𝗈𝗒 𝖺𝖿𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝖺𝖼𝖼𝖾𝗉𝗍𝗌 𝖺 𝖽𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗇𝗀𝖾𝗌 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗈𝖼𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗀𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗌𝖾𝗋𝗌. 𝑺TARTED. 01/01/24. 𝑪OMPLETED. 11/02/24. 𝐬𝐨𝐜 𝐱 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐫, 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭, 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞. 𝟔𝟎𝐒 𝐀𝐔.  -saebyeok 2024.

❝ You think I wanted this to happen? You think I, of all people, wanted to fall in love with you? ❞ Kang Seoyun (you) is a hardworking student with a long-term crush on Park Sunghoon. When Sim Jaeyun (Jake), Daeyang University's cocky star soccer player, begs her to tutor him to save his grades and his spot on the team, he offers to help her get closer to Sunghoon and some experience in return... What starts as a reluctant deal turns into undeniable chemistry, leaving Seoyun torn between the boy she's always wanted and the one she never expected. Enemies to lovers trope.