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Crash Course in You is basically the type of book you come back to after a long day of exhaustion. It thrives on its unapologetic cringe aesthetic, echoing the charm of 2016-era dramas and wrapping readers in pure nostalgia.
Set inside the prestigious Byeolrim Academy, the story follows Jang Woo-young, a transfer student struggling to survive the school's ridiculously high academic standards and suffocating competition. Between humiliating test scores, awkward classroom moments, and the pressure to keep up with students born into natural intelligence, Woo-young quickly realizes that fitting into Byeolrim is harder than she imagined.
Thankfully, she finds comfort in her two new friends: the bubbly and dramatic Park Roseanne, and the effortlessly charming Jeong Yun-ho, who make life at the academy slightly more bearable. But after her grades begin to spiral beyond repair, getting a tutor becomes unavoidable.
Which leads her directly to the last person she ever wanted to be associated with: Cha Hakyeon.
Known as the coldest member of THE SEVEN HEIRS, Hakyeon is everything Woo-young hates, arrogant, intimidating, emotionally unavailable, and annoyingly perfect. As part of the Royals, the most powerful circle within Byeolrim's elite hierarchy, Hakyeon practically rules the school without trying. Teachers fear him, students worship him, and his academic record is legendary, earning him the title of the best student not only in Seongbuk-dong, but in all of Korea.
Will she succeed in charming him I to her world?
Dive into Woo-young's world and experience what it's like to be a teenager again.
Fanfic: based on Jang Woo-young of IVE and Cha Hakyeon of VIXX
Picture: by Chika Hwang
Talkie: Cha Hakyeon by Vinxlee