"A Heart That Waits: The Story of Us" follows Elise, an 8th-grade student, who developed a crush on Reil, a 9th grader, from the moment she first noticed him. Though she didn't know his name at first, she admired him from the start. Then thanks to Faye, Riel's cousin and Elise's close friend, Elise found out that his name was Riel. Her feelings deepened when, on September 12, her crush was revealed to her family during her cousin's birthday celebration.
Thanks to her cousin MJ, Elise and Reil started talking, but after a few months, misunderstandings and her busy STE schedule caused a rift. After an argument, Reil blocked her, leaving Elise confused. Days later, she noticed Reil viewing her TikTok profile daily and reached out through a dump account. Reil told her he never had feelings for her, but Elise is still waiting, unsure if Reil will ever return. She misses him deeply and hopes their story isn't over.
"You're different from what I expected," she said softly.
"How so?" he asked, glancing at her.
"I don't know," she replied, searching for the right words. "You just... have this way of making people feel like they matter. Even here, in this... nightmare."
He was quiet for a moment before responding. "You matter, Y/n. Don't forget that."
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Y/n wakes up in the deadly Squid Game, surrounded by strangers and fighting to survive. What she doesn't know is that the mysterious Frontman is watching her every move through the cameras- and she's caught his attention.