Every summer looked the same, same places, same people. Since childhood, Valentina had spent her vacations in Bulgaria, at the home of her parents' friends, where a familiar family and their sons, Aleksandyr and Simeon, were always waiting for her. For years, she felt like she had known them her whole life. Aleksandyr had always been close to her heart, while Simeon seemed like an enemy from the very first meeting. After moving from hot Spain to Bulgaria, when her father started a new job, Valentina has no choice, she must live with the well-known family. Older, more confident, and full of dreams, she suddenly finds herself face to face with memories, long-hidden emotions, and the boys who have always been part of her life. Between the past and what is just beginning, Valentina is forced to confront questions she never thought she would ask herself, were the feelings she had long held for one of them merely echoes of the past? Or could true love be waiting where she least expected it? Book tropes: - enemies to lovers - she fell first but he fell harder - slow burn

He is sociable, cheerful, and charismatic. He likes to joke, easily finds common ground with people, and seems so simple and easygoing. But once he steps onto the court - he changes. He becomes cold-blooded, focused, as if the whole world disappears except for the game. He doesn't smile, doesn't get distracted - only precision, strength, and control. He's 19 years old, his height 209 cm, Bulgarian.

This story follows a city girl from the US, who made the big move to Paris for her job. She purely was there for the good of her future and had neglected her love life for the time being. Until she has a sudden but unexpected spark with a volleyball player Moni Nikolov. As they run through a timeline in Europe, find if she will fall for the boy or stick to her ways of life.

An unexpected encounter during a night out with friends brings Simeon and Cameron together, sparking the beginning of something beautiful between the two while the clock continues to tick. [ SIMEON NIKOLOV & BLACK GIRL OC ] © captaintoni | 2025

simeon nikolov x f.reader she didn't believe in 'love at first site' until she made eye contact with a famous volleyball player mid-game

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