METAMORPHOSIS!

❝we said it wouldn't be love,❞

KIM AERA has been on many dates. Many. And yet, after every date, Aera feels emptier than ever. She doesn't know what's missing from all the dates she's been on — she's been to an arcade, an amusement park, a museum, a movie theatre, a restaurant. Name it, Aera's probably been there before. Aera's been on dates with pretty men, with what people classify as 'nerdy' men, rich men, your average jock — and every time, Aera returns back with a heavy chest and empty heart. Aera's certain she's never going to fall in love.

Enter: Sim Jake, Korean-Australian. Smart. Good-looking. Sporty. Jake's an all-rounder and is definitely loved by all the girls. Aera doesn't know what it is, but something about Jake makes her tick. Maybe it's because he's not the one being trashed for dating many people, maybe it's because he has pretty privilege and Aera has. . . No privilege. Either way, Kim Aera isn't a big fan of Sim Jake.

People change. Aera is unaware of that until Sim Jake bandages her up and she realizes — he's more than just a pretty face.

❝but we felt the rush.❞

━━━━ INTRODUCING!

━━━━ KIM AERA!

19. majoring in forensic science.

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━━━━ KANG YENA!

19. majoring in education.

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featuring
enhypen ━━ themselves
txt ━━ themselves
other k-pop idols ━━ themselves
other celebrities mentioned ━━ themselves

author's note,
college au's are so sexy i love them so much!!! like they are the best thing to ever exist....reading college au's make me so warm bc its basically found family trope if u know what i mean?? anyway if u squint hard enough there will be traces of the found family trope within this fic. man i wish wattpad had the same tagging system as ao3 bc then it would make everything easier for me. anyway, heeseung's a third-year, jay sunghoon jake yena and aera are all second-years, then sunwonki are first-years <3 there will be mentions of other kpop idols like txt and itzy, so dont be surprised if sexy ryujin makes a cameo :))) um...sunghoon's a little shit in this fic bc i love sunghoon slander (affectionate). ni-ki and jungwon are also little shits in this fic too bc when are they not. wow, this is long. um, enjoy this au <3

oh, another thing: this fic is set in the usa bc i don't know much abt the Korean education system :)

warning/psa: lots of kissing, heated make-out sessions but nothing goes past making out, lots of sexual tension, underage drinking, mentions/usage of weed, explicit language/lots of cursing, mentions of sexual activity....uh that's all for now!

reminder: this is a work of fiction. dont take anything seriously unless stated :) and enhypen/other kpop idols may be a little ooc too bc ofc, i dont them irl!

once again, this is dedicated to my sexy beau <3 (u know who u are)