On orientation day at the university, sparks flew when Lena and Miu exchanged a smile, but fate kept them apart as Miu reconnected with her high school crush, Ginny. Six years later, when their careers were flourishing, Lena and Miu reunited to explore their long‑delayed second chance. ---- Mostly a feel-good, no-stress AU but the slow burn is real. From college to adulthood. Originally posted on A03.

Lena Schuett is the "Ice Queen" or "Robot" of the elite-a girl groomed to be the perfect doll for a high-society marriage she doesn't want. Miu is the girl from the wrong side of the tracks, a rebel with a leather jacket and a chip on her shoulder. When their worlds collide, the cold glass of Lena's life begins to shatter. But in a world of power, blackmail, and family betrayal, loving each other might be the most dangerous thing they've ever done. "I don't want to be a Schuett," Lena whispered. "I just want to be yours."

They say that bad decisions make the best stories. And that night, Lorena made the most dangerous decision of her life. Lorena Ashcroft has everything the world dreams of. She is rich, powerful, and the successful CEO of her own company. To everyone else, she has the perfect life, a perfect name, and a perfect husband. But behind the closed doors of her big, empty house, everything is broken. Her marriage is cold, full of fights and silence, and she feels more alone than ever. One night, after a terrible argument with her husband, she couldn't stay there anymore. She drove away, looking for anything that could make her forget, even just for a few hours. She walked into a loud, crowded bar, wanting to be just another person, not the boss, not the wife-just herself. That was when she saw her. Miu Sinclair. Young, bright, and full of life. She was there with her friends, laughing and celebrating her graduation. She was everything Lorena was not-free, happy, and innocent. One look was all it took. One drink turned into deep conversation, and conversation turned into a connection that was too strong to ignore. The alcohol, the music, and the feeling of being wanted blurred the lines between right and wrong. They gave in to the moment, and they spent a night of passion together. It was wild, intense, and beautiful. But when the morning light came, reality came crashing back.

For as long as they could remember, Lena and Miu had belonged to each other in the simplest way possible-best friends since diapers, raised side by side until knowing each other became instinct. They knew every version of one another: every habit, every fear, every subtle change in expression. What they had was effortless, deep, and entirely platonic-or at least, that was what everyone believed. Their friendship had always been enough. Until someone walked into Lena's life. A man with the same birthday, same hobbies, same interests-someone who mirrored Lena so perfectly that she began to wonder if soulmates were real after all. And for the first time, Miu finds herself standing at the edge of something unfamiliar. Where does platonic love end when the thought of losing them begins to break your heart?

They met by accident-but nothing about what followed was ever chance. Lena learned too quickly that some people don't just enter your life... they rewrite it, carve themselves into places you can't undo. And Miu was exactly that kind of danger. "Lena... if you walk away from me now, there'll be nothing left for you to come back to." But Lena didn't break. Not in front of her. Not even when everything inside her already had. "No, Miu," she said, her voice quiet-cold, precise, and edged with something far more dangerous than pain. "I'll become everything I need to be... and I will come back for you." Her gaze never wavered, unwavering, unrelenting. "No matter the circumstances... no matter what stands in my way-I will make you mine again."

Ten years ago, Lena Schuett walked away without ever letting Miu explain. One accusation. One misunderstanding. And a love story that never got the chance to defend itself. Now, ten years later, fate has a twisted sense of humor. Because Miu Natsha Taechamo's new boss turns out to be the one person she never managed to forget. Lena. The girl who used to hold her hand beneath classroom desks. The girl who once promised forever. The girl who now acts like Miu is nothing more than a stranger. But pretending is easier said than done. Especially when old feelings refuse to stay buried. Especially when jealousy starts showing in places it shouldn't. And especially when some truths have been waiting ten years to come to light. Maybe their story ended back in high school. Or maybe... It never really ended at all.

Lena was not merely quiet; she was her father's masterpiece, carved in cold marble. Beneath her expensive tailored suits lay an old wound: the fading shadow of her mother and the betrayal of a father who brought a stranger into their home while the earth on her mother's grave was still fresh. Lena lived in survival mode, burying her emotions under balance sheets and business reports just to satiate her father's insatiable ambition. To her, happiness was a foreign language she never had the chance to learn. On the brink of a mental collapse, Lena committed the only act of rebellion in her life: she vanished. Without letting a soul know, and without a phone, she fled to a forgotten coastal town. It was there that she met Miu. Miu was an anomaly. She was the kind of woman who laughed at the rain and danced without music. Miu's actions often seemed "absurd" to Lena's business-driven logic-things like talking to plants or throwing a tiny celebration just because a rainbow appeared. Yet, the clarity of Miu's soul slowly dismantled the icy walls around Lena's heart. With Miu, Lena was no longer the "CEO-in-waiting"; she was simply "Lena." Aware that they had to return to reality, they made a bittersweet pact: "What happens here, stays locked here." They forced themselves to love within a deadline, like a sunset-beautiful but brief. However, when they both returned to the chaos of their real lives, the existence that Lena once found ordinary now felt like a curse. Likewise, Miu turned out to have a life vastly different from what Lena had imagined. They realized that while the holiday might have ended, their feelings had only just begun.

Lena has no idea that the secretary she hired today is the same woman who danced in front of her just last night under velvet lights and a mask. By day, Miu is Miu Natsha.. the calm, composed executive secretary of Lorena Schuett. By night, she becomes Maxine, a magnetic performer in the city's underground scene. When both versions of her start falling for the same woman.. the cold, controlled heiress who unknowingly desires them both-Miu finds herself caught in a spiral of fear, longing, and slowly unraveling truth. Because sometimes, the hardest lies aren't told to deceive anyone, they're told just to survive.

Lena built her life on control. As a CEO, she is known for her precision, her discipline, and the walls she never lets anyone cross. In her world, emotions are weaknesses, attachments are risks, and love is something that only complicates what should be simple. She has no reason to change. Until Miu walks in. Miu is everything Lena is not-warm, patient, and quietly persistent. She doesn't challenge Lena with force, nor does she try to break down her walls. She simply stays. What starts as a professional distance slowly turns into something neither of them planned. In the quiet spaces between long work nights and unspoken moments, Lena begins to feel something unfamiliar- something soft. Something real. But love was never meant to be easy. With a past that taught Lena to rely only on herself, and a future that demands control over vulnerability, she is forced to face the one thing she has always avoided: letting someone see her completely. This is not a story about saving someone. It's about what happens when warmth meets something cold and instead of melting away, it chooses to stay. Because even the coldest hearts... can learn how to love in the sunlight.

Sequel to 'Forget Me Not' (Book 2) . She meets her between what is lost and what lingers... A stranger with familiar eyes. A memory without a name... And a love...without a beginning.