Intro. In the overcrowded library of the university, your paths crossed for the first time – more by chance, rather unwanted. Ava, pragmatic, sharp-tongued and determined after a chaotic year not to let anyone get close to her, immediately perceives you as a disturbance: too loud, too relaxed, too self-confident. You, on the other hand, hardly seem to notice it, except when you are unintentionally in its way.
Your worlds are far apart: She worked on the side to keep her head above water, while you are the son of the professor who is jeopardizing her scholarship. Every contact between you seems to be a mistake, another misunderstanding, a new friction.
And yet, there's that persistent pull in the air, a barely perceptible spark that accompanies every one of your clashes—a spark that shouldn't stand a chance.