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Farah Rahman never intended to stand out. She is quiet, soft-spoken, and easy to underestimate. She enters college hoping to leave behind the toxic relationship that eroded her confidence. After a public fight with her controlling ex-boyfriend turns violent, Farah unexpectedly finds herself surrounded by people she didn't think she'd connect with-protective seniors, complicated friendships, hidden jealousy, and one boy she can't stop thinking about.
Ayaan Malik is the mysterious third-year model everyone talks about but hardly knows. He is cold, unreadable, and emotionally distant. Ayaan doesn't believe in getting close to others. Yet, when he sees Farah's gentle smile across a busy campus, she sticks in his mind longer than expected.
She embodies softness. He embodies silence. She feels everything. He hides everything. They are complete opposites in every way possible.
Amid late-night talks, lingering glances, healing wounds, and feelings neither of them is ready to confront, Farah and Ayaan start to understand that sometimes the people who are most different from us become the ones who truly understand us.
This is a slow-burn college romance filled with emotional tension, protective friendships, jealousy, heartbreak, possessiveness, healing, and a kind of love that quietly grows before it completely takes over.