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"I don't write by the light of day. I write by the weight of my feelings."
Not everyone who writes wants to be a writer. For Gaiaq Zaerin, words are simply a hiding place-because some things are infinitely easier to leave between the pages of a diary than to say out loud.
Moving into her new university dorm was supposed to be a fresh canvas. For months, Gaiaq successfully plays the part everyone expects of her: independent, hardworking, perpetually smiling, and completely unbothered. She has her quiet routines, her safe boundaries, and a carefully guarded heart.
Until Nate Davis crashes into her world.
A messy-haired electric guitarist and the enigmatic lead singer everyone talks about, Nate is a walking hazard. He's charming enough to make you feel like the only person in the room, and unpredictable enough that the entire dorm echoes with warnings to stay away from him.
But Gaiaq has never been one to fear the storm. Guided by dangerous curiosity, she steps right into his orbit. What follows is a blur of stolen glances, late-night conversations, and a rush of feelings she never thought she'd have to write down. But as the music fades, a painful reality sets in: not every person who makes your heart race actually knows how to hold it gently.
And yet, hidden in the background noise...
There is someone else.
Someone quieter.
Someone whose fingers trace melodies on piano keys instead of guitar strings.
Someone, Gaiaq hasn't truly looked at-but should have.
A raw, heart-wrenching coming-of-age story about teenage love, the beautiful disaster of first heartbreaks, and learning the hard way that sometimes, the people who change your world the most aren't the ones meant to stay.