Piece by piece ~ Lip Gallagher

Lip Gallagher is a packaged deal. A scholarship, a South Side past and a whole lot of pressure.
Ellie Callaghan? She's art school chaos, cigarette smoke and secrets she doesn't talk about.

Everyone has a version of Ellie - the one they see in class, behind a smirk and heavy eyeliner.
Lip wasn't supposed to see more than that. But college has a way of breaking the rules , especially when you end up in the same class that quickly turns out to be more effort that needs assistance from a girl you can't quite figure out.

He's trying to hold college together.
She's trying to survive her life without letting anyone in.
And neither of them knows just how much they're about to ruin each other's plans.

Between skipped classes, late-night talks, and the kind of secrets that never make it into conversation, they might just learn how to trust; or tear each other apart trying.
What starts as annoyance might be something else entirely - but in this part of Chicago, nothing comes easy.

Two broken things. One school year. No chance this ends clean.

(Enemies to Lovers... maybe.)