Viv (Lena) grew up in a prominent family, raised to be poised, composed, and sensible. Everything in her life was neatly laid out: university, connections, a promising career at her own bridal boutique. She was set to marry Ben (Alek), the son of her parents' longtime friends. A good man. The kind of man no one could find a reason to say no to. They fit. Or at least, they looked like they did. And then came Mira (Miu). They were worlds apart. Different generations, different ways of talking, different ways of falling in love. Mira arrived like a small storm; stubborn, blunt, and impossibly charming. She didn't ask to be part of Viv's life, but it was in that unexpectedness that Viv found something she hadn't realized was missing: curiosity, a sense of being alive. And, more confusing than anything, a desire that didn't play by the rules she thought she understood.

Eight years after a heartbreaking farewell, Lena and Miu unexpectedly cross paths in Tokyo. Lena Schuett is now a successful architect-precise, calculated, and emotionally guarded. Miu Natsha, on the other hand, is a celebrated artist known for her emotive pieces and carefree spirit. What begins as an awkward reunion unfolds into a slow-burning rediscovery of the love they once buried. But the past isn't easily erased. Miu was left behind without explanation, carrying unanswered questions and unresolved pain. Lena left suddenly, without a goodbye, bound by family expectations and fear. Now, jealousy brews as Miu begins to reclaim her independence and attention from others around her. And just when Lena is ready to choose love over logic, a devastating secret about their past surfaces, threatening to ruin everything they've rebuilt.

Lena falls in love with Miu in childhood and carries that obsession into adulthood. They reunite at university. Miu is bright and unrestrained, while Lena remains quiet, flawless, and watchful from the shadows. After graduation, Lena carefully arranges a marriage between their families, pulling Miu into the life she has long planned. Miu eventually learns the truth. Yet she stays. Together, they begin to heal. Lena learns to trust. Miu learns to understand. A distorted but sincere love, where light finally reaches the dark.

sunlightwrites | 2025 ​For freshman Miu Natsha, life at university was supposed to be about quiet philosophy books and blending into the background. That plan utterly failed the day she tripped and spilled cocoa, landing her directly in the path of Lena Schuett. ​Lena is everything Miu is not: a brilliant, focused senior with an easy smile and eyes the color of melted caramel. For Miu, the crush is instant, intense, and deeply inconvenient. ​This isn't a dramatic love story-it's a series of heart-stopping near-misses, awkward interactions, and silent staring across the library. From a life-saving black pen to a high-stakes printer emergency, Miu finds herself accidentally inching closer to the coolest girl on campus. ​Miu is terrified she's just an embarrassing distraction, but the way Lena remembers her name and smiles makes her wonder: maybe the distance between a nervous freshman and an unattainable senior isn't as vast as it seems.

Loving Lena meant daring to touch a wound that never healed. Miu never thought a single invitation from her best friend, Bam, could change everything. One dinner. One bump. One glimpse of someone she shouldn't want, yet can't look away from. Lena was kind in the way that made people feel safe. It was easy to lean closer, easier still to fall. Miu told herself it was admiration, but every heartbeat said otherwise. Yet loving someone who carried the weight of the past was never simple. Warmth could turn fragile, smiles could tremble at the edge of breaking. When Lena's past returns to claim her, Miu learns that first love doesn't just ache, it shatters. And in the wreckage, she has to choose: to let go... or to be consumed.

Mitch (Miu) is everything Lea (Lena) hates. Daughter of a powerful conglomerate, Mitch walks through life with porcelain skin, a disarming smile, and too much ease. She's a bright eyed freshman who stumbles into the university theater club and straight into Lea's line of sight. Cold, composed, and guarded behind walls she built herself, Lea earns everything through grit and sacrifice. She's used to fending for herself. And people like Mitch? For Lea, they're distractions at best, trouble at worst. But Mitch has only one focus: Lea. And Lea has no time for a rich girl playing pretend... or so she tells herself. Years later, fate pulls them back together under brighter spotlights and higher stakes. But time doesn't make the truth any easier to face. Because falling for Mitch was never in the script. And this time... Lea might be too late to rewrite the ending.

From TikTok Short Story: https://www.tiktok.com/@torianne201/playlist/RUMOR%20HAS%20IT-7590163003956218644?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Author's disclaimer This is just a fanfiction, something written by a fan. Please don't take it too seriously. Just relax and enjoy the story.