"What Are You Waiting For?" || ORIGINAL STORY.
"In his eyes, she's a sunflower. And when she looks at him, he feels like the sun."
Tanya Raith, a bright and resilient Bengali girl, moves to America alone to pursue her studies, leaving behind the comfort of familiarity. Navigating a new school, she finds friendship in Claire and Miriam-two girls who quickly become her closest comfort. As she begins to find her footing, Tanya catches the attention of Derrick Oliver, a charming and popular boy on campus. But then, she meets his brother. Darren Marakov. World-famous Russian model. Snow-blonde hair. Ice-blue eyes. A walking contradiction-cold, magnetic, untouchable. He's Derrick's older brother... And the very same boy Tanya has secretly adored from afar since she was fourteen. Meeting him should've been impossible. Despite his aloofness, there's something in his silence that speaks to Tanya. He barely acknowledges her at first. To him, she's just another girl. To her, he's untouchable. But with a little nudge from his brother, cracks begin to form in Darren's icy walls. A hesitant friendship blossoms between them-fragile, complicated, and electric. As they spend time together, something deeper begins to stir. What starts as a forbidden crush begins to bloom into something real. But with every step closer, new obstacles arise-because falling for someone like Darren Marakov was never meant to be easy.
