When Liz Miller is offered the chance to leave Brussels and join the prestigious James Goldwirth Writing Program in New York City, she doesn't think twice. After years of working hard and enduring countless critiques, her dream of publishing her debut novel finally feels within reach. But achieving it proves far more challenging than she imagined. Adjusting to life in an unfamiliar city for an entire year, away from her friends, family, and everything she knows, is only the beginning. The program's rigorous demands soon make Liz question her talent, her choices, and even her love for writing. And then there's Harry Styles. all rights reserved to @butterflytattoo (revisiting and refining this story in 2025)

"The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed" for Genevieve and Harry, assigned to be lab partners for an entire year, chemistry won't be confined to the classroom ___________________________________________ WARNING: will contain language, violence, some scenes of underage drinking/drug use, and intense sexual themes. Read at your own risk.

"Life is about deep kisses, strange adventures, midnight swims, and rambling conversations." -Unknown Running away wasn't the hard part of it. In fact, that took very little thought at all. Trying to figure out why it felt so right was what made it complicated. How a boy on a bus changes everything.