You’ve just been accepted into your dream university in Berlin, Germany, to study fashion design. You're thrilled about living and studying in another country, but after few months in this unfamiliar place, reality hits hard. People aren't what you expected, homesickness creeps in, the workload is overwhelming, your roommate is unbearable, and stress is piling up.

One day, after a FaceTime call with your family where you vent about school, the people, and how much you want to quit and go back home, you head to the library to study again. You sit down at a random table, trying to sketch some ideas for your test. Suddenly, a shiver runs down your spine—you can feel someone’s gaze fixed on you from behind. Slowly, you turn your head and spot Karl Schneider—a well-known architect and one of the architecture department's lectures—is sitting at another table in the library, not far from yours, staring at you silently. His cold, unreadable expression and piercing gaze seem to burn into your back, making you freeze in place.