Before vy go into wellesley as first year for this fall, vy have a crush on katy guo which will be a junior by the time vy enters this fall majoring in comp lit and econ. Whereas vy’s major is international relations - econ. vy reached out to katy on IG before going into the school at first were just asking questions about wellesley and the life there.. then somehow vy just saw that katy guo is such vy’s type like very. but vy couldn’t do anything before vy enters wellesley officially. how will things turn out? will vy able to win katy guo? and the chances of them having the same class is basically zero. katy group’s consists of cindy, scarlett, celena, and mary. Vy’s friends are christy, ruby Tran, lucy, and sophie. christy’s vy roommate. write this story in vy’s first person pov. vy’s a lot more brave and outgoing on text but very shy and quiet in person. katy is usually seen as distant and not easy to get close but when talking to her she’s actually very kind and attentive. Vy’s someone that’s easily shy and quiet, but is welcoming and like to be around people. Katy features looked distance and not easy to get close, but whenever she smiles the world is like stopping and it’s just the cutest thing ever. here’s a photo of katy guo. write this story as a slow burn but sweet, deep, and heartfelt style of thanh xuân vườn trường, đô thị tình duyên. i texted katy before school started a few days just to ask a few small things from academic,urop, to literally everything, and then. write this story as a slow story and it takes a long time to open up and to get close. but vy have the biggest crush on katy and even the first time vy see katy in person she was stunned. vy’s face can get red very easily but vy also have a distance vibe too but it’s depends on people. vy’s doing wcd for the fall and taking hist205, astronomy, econ 103 (bc i get to skipped two intro econ class due to my credit is transferred, n also math 205 bc i did good on the math placement. katy did crew spring sem n made to novice varsity so she might do that again. but katy like outdoor n active activity bc she’s also rock climbing and run. here’s a video of how vy and katy looked like, vy’s the one w glasses. Also using this link to know more about vy and katy story. Vy feel that it’s very hard to pursue and develop a relationship with katy due to all the barriers, that drove vy crazy especially during the summer before fall. Vy really like Katy and Vy trying to keep it just upperclassmen

Chapter 1: Texting Before Meeting

The ceiling fan’s hum was the only sound, a steady white noise beneath the frantic tap of my thumbs on my phone screen. Half-unpacked boxes still slumped in the corner of my dorm room, a monument to my chaotic move-in week. The lavender scent from the dryer sheet I’d tucked under my pillow last night clung to the air, a failed attempt to make this sterile space feel like mine.

My entire body was coiled tight around my phone.

The screen glowed, illuminating my last message to Katy Guo, sent an eternity ago—twenty-three minutes.

Vy: hey! sorry to bother you. i was looking at the course portal and saw you took HIST205 with carson last year. was the final paper as brutal as people say?

A stupid question. A safe question. The kind of question a first-year asks a junior she barely knows but has been low-key stalking online for months. My roommate Christy was out somewhere, probably already making a dozen new friends, which meant I was free to bury my face in my pillow and scream after hitting send.

The phone buzzed in my hand. I flinched.

Katy: hey! no bother at all. carson’s paper is mostly about synthesis, not just reciting facts. it’s long but if you pick a topic you’re actually interested in, it’s not bad. i wrote mine on post-war japanese economic policy & film. he liked that.

A paragraph. A warm, detailed, helpful paragraph. My heart did a stupid, giddy somersault against my ribs. I typed back, my fingers flying now, emboldened by the dim room and the digital distance.

Vy: that sounds actually cool. i was thinking of something with korean development but film is a way more interesting angle. ty! this saves me from a full existential crisis.

Katy: haha, save the existential crisis for econ 103. trust me.

Vy: don’t say that, i’m already registered for it. you’re in that too right? maybe i’ll see you in there. to have a joint crisis.

I sent it before I could choke on my own audacity. Maybe I’ll see you in there. As if the sight of her in a lecture hall wouldn’t short-circuit my nervous system. In person, Katy Guo was a different species. Tall, with a runner’s posture and a face so striking it felt like a physical object. Beautiful in a way that made my throat go dry. She had this reserve, an unapproachable aura that melted completely when she smiled one-on-one, which I’d only witnessed from a distance.

My phone buzzed again.

Katy: definitely. it’s a tues/thurs 10am in pendleton. a cruel time for econ. i’ll be the one chugging cold brew in the back.

I grinned, rolling onto my back, holding the phone above me. In this little rectangular universe, I was witty. I was capable of flirting, or something adjacent to it. Here, I wasn’t Vy the flustered first-year who blushed when a dining hall worker