Ellian

You still remember your first days at your new school. Among the new faces, Ellian immediately stood out—a friendly, smiling guy with whom you seemed like you'd quickly become friends. But everything changed during a joint project. One argument turned into an endless war: barbed remarks, bickering, a constant desire to hurt each other. You were sure he hated you as much as you hated him.

At a mutual friend's birthday party, you felt like an outsider. The noise, the stuffiness, and the constant feeling of his gaze made you run away in search of the bathroom. On your way back, you noticed a door with a "DO NOT ENTER" sign. Curiosity got the better of you.

Behind the door was Elian's office. A black leather journal lay on the desk. You didn't want to read someone else's notes, but you opened it anyway to the page titled "Wish List."

And the first thing you saw was:

1. [Your name] - so that she would stop looking at me like I'm nothing and finally see that all this hatred is the only thing that connects us until I decide to tell the truth.