Readin' U!

One author. One super fan. And a classroom where the biggest secret might just be sitting right next to you.

Saku lives a double life. By day, he's the classmate everyone relies on. Be it notes, quizzes, or just a friend in general, he's got you. By night, he's "Yume" the anonymous author behind "How does love even work?", a popular web novel that has captured the hearts of thousands-including, he suspects, the girl who just took the empty seat next to him.

Ayame is tired of being the girl who barely talks to anyone. Armed with her favorite novel and a desperate need to make real-life connections this semester, she's determined to be more like her favorite fictional heroine: bold, authentic, and unafraid. When she realizes her quiet, keychain-wearing seatmate might be the only other person on campus who knows her favorite story, she decides to take a chance.

As they bond over cafeteria lunches and classroom stress, Ayame starts to piece together clues that the boy she's befriending might be the very person who writes the words she cherishes most.

But in a story where fiction mirrors reality, how long can Saku keep his identity hidden? And is Ayame really falling for the boy beside her, or the suspicions she pins on him?