Life has full of possibilities, an endless amount of what ifs that would determine the future of a person. Just by being born or not is a possibility in itself. And of course, the starting point in your life can be determined with said possibility, like in a roulette where you might get a reward, be it a jackpot, mediocre one, or even nothing at all. Similarly, in real life, you might be born in a rich or poor family. Whether you're talented or not, and even if you are beautiful and ugly. There are a lot of possible outcomes that shapes a person.
Then there is Jun Andersen, being in the middle of the spectrum of every possibility. He is considered as the epitome of mediocrity, well, that's what he believes in. The reason for this is for all of his life, he is surrounded by exceptional people, really amazing ones in fact. He has a desire to walk besides them, that's why for all of his life, he wanted to be an exception from being average through hard work. He wants to walk beside to the owners of that shadows that he has been chasing.
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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