Why would you leave me, Nishimura Riki? You promised you'd stay with me.

"We spent so much time believing our lives were ordinary... until they became the memories we never wanted to lose." Yuri never expected one ordinary afternoon to change everything. A new group of friends. Late-night conversations. Coffee after class. Quiet glances across crowded rooms. And a boy who never said much... yet somehow became the loudest thought in her mind. But every story has secrets. Some are hidden behind smiles. Some are buried in the past. And some... are kept by the people you trust the most. As friendship slowly turns into love, old wounds reopen, jealousy grows, and the truth threatens to destroy everything they've built together. Because sometimes... the people who feel like home are also the ones capable of breaking your heart. A slow-burn college romance about friendship, healing, first love, and the ordinary moments that quietly change your life forever. ✿ Slow Burn ✿ Friends to Lovers ✿ Found Family ✿ College Romance ✿ Angst & Comfort ✿ Emotional Healing

completed! ; "Are you okay?" His hand reached out, grabbing hers carefully. It wasn't the first time she had fallen because of him.. or rather.. for him. Start: O1.O2.2O22 end: 23.O4.2O22

"It's like we're soulmates but we connected through dance," he said. "That makes us dance mates," I said. He dipped me under the moonlight and passionately kissed me. "I love you," he said. "I love you too, my dance mate," I said.

Aria never expected a random moment to change her life. What started as an impossible connection turned into something neither she nor Ni-ki could ignore. Between distance, schedules, dreams, and reality, they try to hold on to a love that was never supposed to happen. But sometimes, loving someone isn't enough to keep them. A story about timing, growing up, and learning that some people are meant to change your life, even if they aren't meant to stay.

↷HANA hadn't recovered from the loss she felt from her past, and the boy she has lost, only to meet a group of people, and more specifically, a boy, that would stop her from feeling that way. ↷NIKI returned to Japan to win back the one person he had longed for for so long, after leaving abruptly and having no contact for years on end. #2

He left once-and if you're foolish enough to believe you can make him stay this time, then by all means, 𝙩𝙧𝙮.

[#1 in the "School Boy" Series] "You know what? I'm not even surprised, I should've expected this." Cali says with a scoff, standing with her hands on her hips. Ni-ki shakes his head, seeming to snap out of his daze. "Cali..I can explain-" He says, reaching for the girl. Cali scowls as she snaps her hand away from him. "I don't want to hear it, Nishimura. I'm done with you, don't you ever talk to me again." She says, pointing a finger at his face. Cali turns, shoving through the crowd of people around them.

In Which They are forced to dance together despite years of rivalry Or In Which They unknowingly confide in each other through anonymous messages °❀⋆.ೃ࿔*:･ Takahashi Yuria and Nishimura Riki have spent years locked in a fierce rivalry, constantly competing to be the best dancer at their academy. Their nonstop bickering pushes their coach to the edge-so much so that she forces them to choreograph a routine together. If they succeed, they keep their solos. If not, they'll be stuck performing a duet. What they don't know? They've been unknowingly talking to each other for months through an anonymous messaging site, confiding in their "mystery" friend every night. As their duet rehearsals force them closer, their hatred starts to blur into something else. And while their online bond begins to fade, their real-life connection takes center stage. But what happens when they finally uncover the truth-that the person they've been falling for behind the screen has been right in front of them all along?

[Book #3 of the 'Soulmate' series] "You had no right! You went behind my back and you had no fucking right!" Kiyo shouts, throwing her hands up in the air. Ni-ki reaches for her, the girl scowling as she slaps his hands away. "Kiyo, I was only trying to help. You seemed so overwhelmed." He says, his tone practically pleading with her. Kiyo scoffs, narrowing her eyes ever so slightly. "You're just like everyone else, you think I need taking care of. Well, I don't. I'm a grown fucking adult, and I don't need you to step in and fight my battles for me!" She yells, her voice cracking at the ends. The girl turns away from him, huffing as she runs her fingers through her hair. Ni-ki wraps both of his arms around her waist, pressing his chest against her back as he hugs her. The boy doesn't say anything, simply burying his face in the side of her neck like he always did. "You had no right." Kiyo says weakly, Ni-ki taking a deep breath as he rests his chin on her shoulder.