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Senior year was supposed to be Y/N’s last chance to enjoy high school before everything changed. She wasn’t expecting Marcus to be part of that change. Marcus had just transferred from Italy, stepping into an American high school where everything—from the crowded hallways to the loud Friday-night football games—was completely different from home. He was charming without trying, confident without being arrogant, and carried a distinctly Italian sense of style that made him stand out wherever he went. Almost immediately, everyone noticed him. But Marcus wasn’t interested in becoming the school’s newest obsession. He was more fascinated by Y/N—the girl who didn’t seem impressed by his accent, his confidence, or the attention he received. Their first interactions are playful and competitive, filled with teasing glances, sarcastic remarks, and an undeniable curiosity about each other. Y/N slowly becomes Marcus’s introduction to American life, while Marcus brings a little bit of Italy into hers—late-night conversations, unfamiliar traditions, music, food, and a completely different way of looking at things. What starts as a casual friendship gradually becomes something more. There is something about Marcus that feels like summer in Italy: effortless, exciting, unpredictable, and impossible to forget. And the closer graduation gets, the more Y/N realizes that meeting him might be the one thing she never planned for—and the one thing she doesn’t want to leave behind. Because senior year was supposed to be about saying goodbye. Instead, Y/N finds herself falling for the Italian boy who unexpectedly walked into her life.