kitatoshin
In the world of fiction, the protagonist always finds peace. In my world? I'm stuck between a bully who won't let me go and a crush who won't stop staring."
Nineteen-year-old Shin Takashima is a top achiever who prefers the quiet safety of his BL novels over the chaos of high school social life. Being an introvert at a prestigious school like Harvard isn't easy, but Shin manages-until a single morning changes everything.
One accidental collision puts him on the radar of Xavier, the school's most notorious bully, who promises that their encounter is far from over. But as the "torment" begins, Shin finds himself seeking refuge in the library, only to end up sharing a table with Kairo, the popular campus heartthrob he has secretly loved from afar.
Shin always thought Kairo was out of his league and into girls, but a lingering gaze and a protective stance suggest otherwise. Now, Shin is caught in the middle of a fierce rivalry.
One wants to break him. The other wants to claim him. When the lines between hate and obsession blur, Shin must figure out if his own love story will have the "Happy Ever After" he reads about in his books-or if the reality is much more dangerous.