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She doesn't know how to love. He doesn't believe love is worth looking for. Nina Gutierrez is a twenty-one-year-old awkward college student who has never experienced love and has absolutely no idea how to express it. France Marcelo is twenty-two, quiet, nonchalant, and completely uninterested in romance. When their first day of college places them in the same university and the same class, two people who seem completely mismatched are forced into each other's lives. What begins as awkward encounters slowly becomes something neither of them knows how to explain. Because maybe there isn't a right way to love someone. Maybe love doesn't need a language at all. A wholesome slow-burn college romance about first love, awkward affection, and two people learning that love can look completely different from what they expected.

Keran is twenty-six. She's old enough to know that life doesn't always go the way you planned, but young enough to still wonder if you're doing any of it right. She loves rainy days-the sound against her window, the quiet streets, the memories they bring back. Maybe that's why she doesn't mind getting caught in the rain one afternoon, even without an umbrella. A stranger helps her. She never asks for his name. Months later, she meets someone at a little café. He drinks coffee. She drinks matcha. They talk. They laugh. Little by little, he becomes part of her everyday life. And without realizing it, Keran begins to wonder if perhaps there could be a *them*. But some people enter our lives quietly. Some become memories before we even realize how important they were. And sometimes, the hardest part of falling in love isn't falling... It's wondering how long you're allowed to keep it. A story about rain, coffee, matcha, first loves, little things, unexpected connections, and the kind of love that makes ordinary days feel worth remembering. 🎧 **Inspired by the songs I'm listening to while writing this story.** *Maybe some stories don't begin when two people meet.* *Maybe they've already begun long before either of them realizes it.*

Some love stories begin with love at first sight. Some begin with destiny. This one doesn't. This is the story of two completely ordinary people. A girl who isn't the most beautiful woman in the room, nor the weakest, nor the strongest. She is simply... human. Quiet. Gentle. Stubborn in her own silent ways. Someone who loves without announcing it. And a man who isn't a prince from fairy tales. He makes mistakes. He misunderstands. He gets busy, chooses his ego at the wrong time, and hurts the very person he loves the most-not because he wants to, but because he fails to understand her way of loving. This isn't a story of green flags or red flags. It is a story of people. People who carry insecurities, flaws, fears, pride, silence, misunderstandings, guilt, forgiveness, and unconditional love. Sometimes love isn't enough. Sometimes love needs communication. Sometimes "I thought you knew" becomes the biggest mistake two people can make. This story is about learning that love is not proved only through grand gestures or loud words. Sometimes it is hidden in a homemade cupcake. A late-night phone call. A silently accepted gift. A sleepless night. A hand that never lets go. If you're looking for a perfect love story, you may not find it here. But if you believe imperfect people can still create a beautiful forever... Welcome home.