Main Leads: Shannon Miranda & Gustavo "Gus" Williams Key Tropes: Cautious x Patient • He Fell First • Slow Burn During her high school years, Shannon Miranda spent all her energy turning down suitors, protecting her heart and staying focused on her future. But when she enters college, the admirers suddenly stop coming, leaving her to wonder if her lonely present is simply karma for rejecting everyone in the past. Then there's Gustavo Williams, Hamilton University's Student Council President. Patient, warm, and quietly holding onto a memory of Shannon from years ago, Gus has never forgotten the girl he once knew. When a campus giveaway brings them together, Gus doesn't try to break through Shannon's guarded heart. Instead, he simply hands her a rose and waits, hoping that one day, the girl covered in thorns will finally believe that she is worthy of being loved. STARTED: June 29, 2021 COMPLETED: July 18, 2021