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Main Leads:
Aria Collins - Sharp-witted, fiercely independent, and chronically allergic to nonsense. She's top of her class, lives by her planner, and has no time for boys who treat school like a joke.
Jace Carter - Charming, effortlessly annoying, and impossible to ignore. He's the kind of guy who never has a pen, always has a smirk, and somehow ends up sitting next to Aria in every class that matters.
Summary:
Aria Collins likes her life organized: straight A's, quiet mornings, and a minimum of high school drama. But when she's forced to share a desk with Jace Carter-the school's most irritating flirt-her world goes from neatly stacked binders to chaos and coffee-stained homework.
He calls her "Sunshine" just to get on her nerves. She glares at him so hard he swears he's gotten a sunburn. Every class becomes a battle of eye rolls, sarcastic comments, and stolen pens.
But between the teasing, detention stints, and one very unexpected late-night conversation... Aria starts to realize that Jace isn't just annoying-he's observant, surprisingly kind, and maybe, just maybe, not as reckless with feelings as he is with homework.
The real problem? He's also starting to see through her perfect-girl act.
Tropes:
Enemies to lovers
Forced proximity (shared desk = maximum tension)
Academic rival energy
Hidden soft sides
Banter that turns into almost flirting