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Y/N has just begun her first semester at Stanford as a Music and Theatre student. New campus. New classes. New friends. A completely new life. Luckily, she has Olive Smith. As Y/N’s Big, Olive quickly becomes one of the first people who makes Stanford feel like home. What Y/N doesn’t know is that Olive has a complicated history with someone she hasn’t met yet. Adam Carlsen. A brilliant, intimidating biology professor—and Olive’s ex-boyfriend. Their relationship ended badly, leaving behind hurt feelings and unresolved tension. But Y/N knows none of that when she accidentally crosses paths with Adam for the first time. She doesn’t know his reputation. She doesn’t know his history with Olive. She doesn’t even know who he is. She only knows that the quiet, intimidating man she keeps running into seems strangely interested in her world of music and theatre. And Adam starts noticing her. First her music. Then her passion. Then the little things. Soon, he’s bringing her coffee during long rehearsals, leaving it beside her while she studies, remembering her performance schedule, and quietly showing up when she needs support. Y/N thinks he’s simply being kind. Adam knows he’s falling. And he’s falling first. But she’s Olive’s Little. He’s Olive’s ex. And Y/N has no idea that the man slowly becoming important to her is connected to her Big in a way that could change everything.