To most people, she was untouchable.
Smart. Sharp. Intimidating in ways they couldn't explain. She never smiled. Never stayed long enough for anyone to get too close. And maybe that's what made her unforgettable.
But behind all that… was someone tired. Tired of pretending to be okay. She was tired of surviving like it was the only thing she could do.
She learned early on that the world doesn't show mercy, so she built her walls high, and her heart? Even higher. She had no attachments, no weaknesses, and no love.
Until he showed up.
Annoying. Persistent. Always too close for comfort. The type who made her roll her eyes more times than she could count.The type who didn't know how to leave things alone.
She wanted to hate him. Tried to.
But somehow, he kept getting past the things no one else could.
There was something about him—the way he looked at her like she was a puzzle he was dying to solve. Like he wasn't afraid of the silence she wrapped herself in. Like, he saw her.
He shouldn't have noticed her.
But he did.
He noticed the way she tensed when someone stood too close. The way she barely breathed when their fingers almost touched.The way her eyes flickered with something—fear? longing?—before she looked away.
And ever since, he's been trying to recreate that exact moment.
He doesn't know why. He just has to.
It's not love. Not yet. Just curiosity that's starting to burn.
Because she's not like anyone else.
She's the kind of girl you don't fall for.
She's the kind of girl you fall into—slowly, all at once, and without warning.
Like a glitch in your system. A flaw you never meant to notice…But now can't live without.
Most people looked away. He didn't.
And that's where everything started.