Vivienne Liu:
She lived your stereotypical all-rounded teenage girl life in Korea. She got good grades, did great in her sport (volleyball), played piano well. Even with juggling all those commitments and a 4.0 GPA, Vivienne still managed to form great friendships and enjoy her teenage years. She was living the dream life.
However, all came crashing down when her father announced that he got a promotion in the USA. Soon, she had her life packed into cardboard boxes, and was on a plane to New York. Upon landing and enrolling in a well-known high school in the area, Vivienne found it hard to adapt to her new lifestyle. She started spiraling and missed her old life back home. She started hating New York.
Alexander Hastings:
He was one of the few golden boys of Kingston High. He was rich, smart, and even charismatic. President of the computer science club, Alexander hoped one day he would be able to develop new technologies just as his father, who had started a computer software company. From the outside he was perfect, driven to achieve his "goal". But deep down that wasn't his dream. It was his father's. He too had his own dreams.
When Vivienne gets enrolled into the same school as him, she attracted more attention than she hope for. She got labelled as the "Pretty New Girl" and once she got attention from one of the other few golden boys in school, Kingston High's very own QB, Farrel Johnson, she couldn't help but fall for the boy. Seeking Alexander for help, they both started fake dating to lure Farrel's romantic feelings for Vivienne out. But as time went on, Alexander found himself getting more and more attached to the girl he shouldn't be involved with. He was determined to brush away the thoughts of ever having feelings for Vivienne and help her win Farrel's heart over. But could he?
Follow the pair as they encounter different obstacles as they journey through high school, finding comfort in each other when they least expect it.
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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