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"I built my walls so high to keep everyone out... that I ended up trapping myself inside, unable to find a way out."
"I kept chasing finish lines, thinking they'd finally make me enough. Somewhere along the way, I forgot how to stop running."
Seraphina Montehermoso-Lim has spent her entire life believing that love is a risk she can never afford. A disciplined third-year Hotel and Restaurant Management student, captain of Eastbridge International University's Dancesport Team, and a proud transgender woman, she's determined to build a future on her own terms-without depending on anyone.
Sebastian Wei-Cruz is the confident captain of the university's Basketball Varsity Team. A charming Engineering student and star athlete, he's used to winning both games and admiration-until he meets the one woman who refuses to be impressed by him.
When a rivalry between the Dancesport and Basketball teams forces them to work together, constant clashes slowly turn into respect, and respect begins to bloom into something neither of them expected.
But love is never simple.
As prejudice, misunderstandings, and Sera's fear of opening her heart threaten to pull them apart, they must decide whether to keep running from the rhythm-or take a chance on a love that could change them both.
A heartfelt college romance about healing, acceptance, and discovering that love isn't about changing who you are-it's about finding someone who chooses you, every step of the way.
This is a Trans Woman × Straight Man story.