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    In a campus where expectations weigh heavier than grades, Avery is barely holding it together. Between failing classes and constant pressure to keep up, the last thing he wants is a tutor—especially not Derek, the university’s top student known for his quiet intensity and impossible standards.

    Their sessions start off stiff and impersonal. Just another obligation. Just another reminder of everything Avery isn’t. But somewhere between late-night study sessions, shared silences, and quiet reassurances, something begins to shift.

    Derek stays longer than he should.
    Avery starts trying harder than he ever has.

    And what was supposed to be temporary slowly becomes something neither of them knows how to define.

    With friends who see more than Avery admits, and feelings that blur the line between responsibility and something deeper, what they have becomes harder to ignore with every passing day.

    Even if it was never meant to last.

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