7 parts Ongoing SERENDIPITY
ser-uhn-dip-i-tee
(n.) an unexpected, accidental discovery that is both wonderful and meaningful.
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Elouise, a shining example of quiet optimism and determination, has always dreamed of becoming a teacher. For her, education isn't just a career-it's a way out, a promise of stability, and a gift she wants to give back to the people she loves most: her family. Even with limited resources and heavy responsibilities, she carries her hopes like armor.
Keiryo, on the other hand, is a model student and the epitome of quiet excellence. As the son of two respected school owners, he was raised to embody perfection. With his eyes set on becoming an engineer, he moves through life checking every box, meeting every expectation-even if it means sacrificing parts of himself. In trying to meet the standards set before him, he doesn't realize he's beginning to hurt the people who care about him.
Fate-or perhaps serendipity-draws Elouise and Keiryo together within the hallowed halls of their university. What begins as rivalry soon turns into something more complex: a tangle of misunderstandings, ambition, emotional wounds, and slow-growing connection.
But when ambition meets heartache... when dreams clash with duty... and when loss threatens to unravel everything they've built-
Can two people with so much to prove still find space for one another?
