Hate You, Love You, Text You Later

Luke Howard is starting over-new city, new school, and a chance to finally live life on his own terms. A quiet, awkward 18-year-old from Scotland with a sharp wit and softer heart, he's enrolled at Quantum University, hoping for peace, friendship, maybe even a little romance.

What he doesn't expect is Mason James.

Mason, a fiery 19-year-old with a ginger mullet and a grin that spells trouble, is everything Luke can't stand-loud, cocky, and always two steps ahead. Their first meeting is a collision-literally-and it only goes downhill from there. Assigned as seatmates in the elite "Star Section," the two clash instantly, their snarky exchanges quickly turning into a slow-burning rivalry laced with something neither of them wants to name.

As the academic year unfolds, teasing becomes tension, and tension begins to blur the line between hate and something more electric. With secrets, sarcasm, and stolen glances building between them, Luke and Mason must navigate college life, chaotic feelings, and the possibility that their worst enemy might just become their biggest weakness.

Told through the eyes of Luke-and occasionally narrated by his ever-watchful journalist sister, Kylie-this is a story of sharp words, soft moments, and the messy thrill of falling for someone you never saw coming.