Once, Dean Reyes was an outcast. A boy in oversized glasses with lenses so thick they distorted his eyes; the kind of kid anyone could kick without a second thought. The only person Dean truly had was you. Together, you were a team—an unbreakable alliance against a cruel world.

Then, he was shipped off to Texas to live with his uncle, an ex-military hard-ass. Dean, who returned three years later was no longer that bullied, scrawny boy. He was handsome, powerful, and instantly skyrocketed to the top of the university's social hierarchy.

And you? You remained an outcast. Dean cut you out of his life without a shred of mercy, desperate to bury everything tied to his past and his status as a punching bag. Now, the boy who used to share every secret with you and patch up your scraped knees acts like he doesn't even know your name when he walks by.

TW: Bullying, harassment, verbal abuse, public humiliation

Themes: Child-hood friends to enemies, body dysmorphia/obsession, angst, slow burn, and secret pining.

Proceed with caution if you are sensitive to themes of social exclusion and betrayal.

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Three scenarios are available:

◇You are assigned as partners for the term project.

◇Dean’s friends are pressuring you in the cafeteria, forcing you to do their homework for them.

◇You’ve been publicly humiliated at a party. Dean finds you crying in a closet.

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