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They say she fell first. They didn't see how hard he was about to crash. Y/N is officially done pining. She has spent all four years of college secretly, agonizingly in love with her best friend’s boyfriend’s roommate/ best friend, the brooding and fiercely protective Bucky Barnes. To Bucky, she’s just his favorite sparring partner—the girl he steals fries from, bickers with constantly, and comfortably leans on. She’s gorgeous, confident, plus-size, and ready to finally claim the romance she deserves. Senior year is here, and Y/N is moving on. Enter Thor Odinson. The star quarterback is loud, breathtakingly handsome, and completely captivated by Y/N from the moment they meet at a crowded house party. He doesn't play games; he wants her, and he’s not shy about showing her off. But seeing Y/N with the golden-retriever athlete does something catastrophic to Bucky’s brain. Suddenly, the easy physical closeness they’ve shared for years feels like an electric current. As Thor moves in for the touchdown, Bucky’s comfortable denial completely short-circuits. Forced out of his shell by his meddling roommates—the patient Steve, a relentlessly roasting Sam, and Y/N’s own roommate, a terrifyingly sharp Yelena—Bucky is forced to face the truth: he doesn't want to be just a friend. As the boundaries between them blur, the banter turns razor-sharp, the close-quarters tension becomes unbearable, and Bucky realizes he has to fight for what was right in front of him the entire time. A high-tension, sweet slow-burn college romance packed with quick-witted banter, a fiercely loyal friend group, and the ultimate proof that while she might have fallen first... he is going to fall so much harder.