Romance

Belonging

A moving campus tale about kindness, resilience, and finding connection in an unforgiving academic world.

At the heart of Ellington’s prestigious campus, ambition and pressure run high. When one student is shoved aside by a group of bullies, their books and notes scatter across the ground. Another student stops to help, an act of quiet defiance that sparks an unexpected bond. What begins as a small gesture of compassion grows into a fragile friendship tested by the competitive, cutthroat atmosphere of Ellington. In the shadow of tradition and reputation, the two must decide whether to stand apart, or stand together, in search of something deeper: a sense of belonging.

Themes

Kindness in Adversity, Campus Pressures, Search for Belonging

Setting

Ellington

Year

2020

Published

6/11/2025

Revised

9/17/2025