It'll always be you

"I don't walk away because I don't care. I walk away because I care too much"

she wants to be invisible.
he wants to her to feel seen.
she's pulled by the past.
he's trying to forget.

Aria wants to leave what happened with her father in the past. She's observant, reserved and carrying trauma she doesn't want to talk about. She doesn't want any attention and try's her best to avoid it. A new school was supposed to be her fresh start, her chance to have a new reputation and forget what happened. But staying in the sidelines will be harder than she thought.

Dean doesn't want to have his life in the open for the whole school to talk about. He try's to keep his distance from the popularity but no matter how much people talk about his football life they will never see what's behind the surface. He's learned that caring only leads to disappointment, and love is something he can't afford. Especially at school when everyone thinks they know him.

In a school where popularity is everything and trust is fragile, some connections are worth losing everything for. Even if it means facing the consequences.