Drafting Hearts

Lorelai Aster Jimenez, or Lory, entered college believing her world would revolve around lectures, late nights, and carefully planned dreams. Love was never part of the schedule.

But some people arrive quietly and still manage to change everything.

An Architecture student with an effortless calm begins appearing in the corners of her days. He is the kind of person who never rushes, never overexplains, and never raises his voice. His presence is subtle, almost invisible, yet impossible to ignore. He doesn't chase attention, and he doesn't need to. Mystery follows him naturally.

Then there is the one who has always been there. Steady. Familiar. Constant. The kind of presence you only notice when you imagine life without it.

Between what is known and what is not, Lory finds herself standing at the edge of something she cannot yet name. A choice she does not fully understand. A feeling she is not ready to admit.

Some stories are not about who you choose.
They are about when you finally realize you had to choose at all.

And sometimes, the hardest part is not falling in love.
It is discovering which heart has been holding yours all along.