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She's invisible on campus.
He's larger than life online.
Neither of them knows they've already fallen for each other.
Amara Hayes came to college hoping to reinvent herself but instead, she fades quietly into the background. Off-screen, she's anxious, guarded, and careful. Online, behind the anonymous username Starling_, she's witty, fearless, and effortlessly connected to her favorite streamer, Rook.
Cassian Rhodes lives in the spotlight. As Rook, he's loud, charming, and impossible to ignore. Off-stream, he's just a tired game design student holding himself together with caffeine, humor, and carefully drawn boundaries. Streaming is where he feels seen. Silence is where the loneliness creeps in.
When a semester-long social media project forces Amara and Cassian together in real life, sparks fly uncomfortable, undeniable sparks neither of them are ready to name. What starts as awkward teamwork turns into late-night texts, shared laughs, and a growing sense of familiarity neither can explain.
Until Cassian realizes the truth.
The girl he's been falling for online is sitting right across from him.
And Amara has no idea how close she is to being discovered.
A slow-burn college romance about identity, anonymity, and learning how to be brave both on-screen and off.