Taglish AU and POV Story Star basketball player, Nino is liked by everyone but then, he suddenly stopped the training after a severe leg injury. Even he felt pain, he still keeps on trying and became the school's athlete of basketball. Will he keep on achieving his dreams and win his heart for his girlfriend Belle? [RANKINGS AS OF MAY 2025] -Top 1 in #youngadultstories -Top 3 in #austories -Top 8 in #highschoolstories -Top 75 in #cupid -Top 111 in #romanticcomedy -Top 728 in #english -Top 886 in #romcom

FREE STORY WITH EXCLUSIVE CONTENT. This is *not* a Paid Story. Eighteen-year-old hockey prodigy Elliot Wexler has three goals for senior year. One: somehow graduate with a 3.5 GPA. Two: hide his bipolar disorder from his peers. And three: make it into the NHL with no scandals. Piece of cake. What he doesn't expect is to find Lucy, a homeless girl, hiding from the winter frost in his dad's shed. Elliot's busy, complicated life doesn't permit room for error, and falling in love with a girl from a totally different world sounds like the opposite of a good idea. But Elliot can't help but be drawn to Lucy and her elusive ways--even when she seems to vanish from his life non-stop, each time leaving him with a bigger hole in his heart. But Elliot is determined to break down Lucy's barriers. And when he does, he discovers that her life is more complicated--and dangerous--than he could have imagined. With drafting season approaching, and Elliot's fragile mental health deteriorating, he's forced to face a difficult question: Is first love supposed to hurt so much? *** PLEASE DO NOT ADD THIS STORY TO GOODREADS.