Zayn Anderson grew up in a quiet coastal town, raised by a single mom who fixed engines by day and read poetry at night—giving him both his love for machines and unspoken feelings. He moved to the city for college, craving something bigger but never expecting that “bigger” would be falling for his best friend. Everyone thinks he’s calm and composed, but the truth is, Zayn’s been holding his breath since the day she sat beside him in freshman chem lab and called him “trouble.”