They were childhood best friends-until Ni-ki suddenly shut out Hari without a word. Four years later, on the brink of graduation, Hari still doesn't know why he left her behind. But when fate pulls them both into the same college, she comes face-to-face with him again-colder than ever, yet impossible to ignore. Because sometimes the past doesn't stay buried...and neither do the feelings that come with it.

"𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙢𝙚?" "𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪'𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜." Yerin understands anatomy, textbooks, and perfectly highlighted notes. Jake understands temptation. When tutoring sessions start turning into something far more complicated, curiosity becomes a dangerous game. One question leads to another. One touch leads to another. And suddenly the line between learning and wanting is impossible to see. This isn't part of the syllabus. It's dangerous. It's confusing. It's 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 out of control. *ੈ✩‧₊˚♬⋆.˚⋆✴︎˚｡⋆⋮ #1 jake #1 jaeyun #1 simjake #1 simjaeyun #1 enhypen #1 enhypenjake #1 kpopfanfic #1 heeseung #1 jay #1 sunghoon #1 sunoo #1 ni-ki

𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙣; personal case 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜: when truth sounds like jealousy and love gets mistaken for betrayal. She warned him once and he walked away; now he's back with a scandal, and she's the only one who can save him. In a world where pride speaks louder than honesty, some cases were never meant to be won. "You always thought I was jealous." He scoffs. "And you always thought you were right." A pause. "I was." -★𝑬𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 truth → ego → distance → collision childhood friends / scandal / forced proximity / love disguised as resentment