Valerio Shihab expects his third year at university to be stressful. Not only because he's finally getting a chance to dive deep into his major-concentrated courses; but also because it's his first year back at school after taking some time off. He knows things will be different since the life he lived before taking a break is nothing like the one he's living now. Coming to grips with a bad breakup and in desperate need to have some form of control back, the plan for the next couple of months is to focus on school work and nothing else. But as quickly as Valerio chooses to isolate himself with his studies, in comes a new transfer student who changes everything with a simple, "Mind if I sit here?". --- [For NA Romance Writing Challenge 2023] **Update: Top Pick for NA Romance Writing Challenge 2023!
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