Vellum_Void
things are the easiest to break."
At Saint Valerius International University (SVIU), your net worth is your identity. Known as 'The Glass Palace,' it is a sanctuary for the elite, the heirs, and the untouchables.
Alessandra "Alessa" Valderama is the university's crown jewel. As the daughter of a real estate tycoon, she lives a life of curated perfection-perfect clothes, perfect grades, and a perfectly cold heart. But behind the diamond-crusted mask is a girl suffocating under the weight of an empire she never asked to inherit.
Julian "Jules" Santiago is the anomaly. A brilliant scholar who sees through the smoke and mirrors of the rich, he has no interest in the SVIU hierarchy. He's there to survive, graduate, and leave the ivory towers behind.
An unexpected collision during the chaotic heat of the Intramurals changes everything. It wasn't supposed to be a love story. It was supposed to be a mistake.
But as the pressure of their different worlds begins to crush them, Alessa and Julian find themselves caught in a reckless, agonizing connection. In a place where everything has a price tag, they are about to learn that the most expensive thing you can give someone is your heart-and sometimes, you have to suffer just to keep it beating.
"He was the truth she was afraid to hear. She was the beautiful ruin he couldn't stop looking at."
Quick Info:
Genre: Young Adult / Contemporary Romance / Drama
Setting: Saint Valerius International University (SVIU)
Tropes: Rich Girl x Poor Scholar, Academic Rivals to Lovers, Forced Proximity, High Society Angst.
Language: English (Narrative) & Taglish (Dialogue)