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Ahn Keonho

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Stella transfers to a prestigious university halfway through the semester, hoping for a quiet fresh start. Reserved, independent, and focused solely on graduating with top grades, she has no interest in making friends—let alone getting involved with campus drama.
Unfortunately, her plans are ruined on the very first day when she collides with a ridiculously annoying stranger in front of the lecture hall.
A stranger named Keonho.
Their first interaction is terrible.
He accidentally spills coffee on her notes.
She snaps at him.
He argues back.
And somehow, despite being complete strangers, they immediately get on each other's nerves.
The worst part?
They're in the same major.
The same classes.
The same project group.
The same study sessions.
No matter how hard they try to avoid each other, fate keeps throwing them together.
At first, every conversation turns into an argument.
Every group project becomes a competition.
Every meeting ends with one of them storming away.
But beneath all the bickering, neither notices how they slowly begin paying attention to each other.
Keonho starts noticing the way Y/N always stays behind after class to help struggling students.
Y/N notices that despite his teasing personality, Keonho never leaves anyone out and always looks after his friends.
What starts as irritation slowly turns into curiosity.
Curiosity turns into comfort.
Comfort turns into longing.
And one day, they realize something terrifying:
The person they used to avoid is now the first person they look for on campus.
But after months of denying their feelings, neither is willing to admit it first.
Because what if the other person still hates them?
And what if all those stolen glances, lingering conversations, and racing heartbeats mean nothing?
Or worse—
What if they mean everything?