Episode 1: a girl who lives in other people love story

Lina had always believed that other people’s love stories were far more beautiful than her own could ever be.

She sat cross-legged on her bed, the glow of her laptop lighting up her soft face. Her round glasses slipped slightly down her nose as she leaned closer to the screen, eyes wide with excitement. On the screen, two male leads were arguing in the rain, their voices trembling with emotion before one of them suddenly pulled the other into a desperate kiss.

Lina clutched her blanket to her chest.

“This is it… this is the scene,” she whispered to herself, her lips curling into a dreamy smile.

She loved moments like this—confessions, longing looks, accidental touches. BL dramas were her escape from the dull routine of her everyday life. While her classmates talked about makeup, boyfriends, and marriage, Lina spent her free time watching love stories between men who looked like princes and loved like they were ready to destroy the world for each other.

To Lina, their love felt more sincere, more intense, more magical.

Her phone buzzed beside her, interrupting the emotional scene. She paused the drama and glanced at the message. It was from her cousin, sending a link to a gossip article.“You like rich handsome guys, right? Look at this one 😂”

Curious, Lina tapped the link.

The article opened with a large photo of a tall, elegant man stepping out of a black luxury car. His sharp jawline, neat dark hair, and cold expression made him look like a character straight out of a drama. The headline read:

“Vale Corporation’s Only Heir Expected to Marry Soon.”

Lina adjusted her glasses, scrolling down slowly.

Adrian Vale. Twenty-eight. CEO. Educated abroad. Known for his strict personality and almost no dating rumors.

But what caught Lina’s attention was a single line hidden in the middle of the article:

“Rumors suggest that the Vale family is urgently searching for a bride despite Adrian Vale’s rumored disinterest in women.”

Lina’s eyes widened.

“…Disinterest in women?”

Her heart began to beat faster—not from romance, but from curiosity. She quickly opened the comment section, and as expected, it was full of speculation.

“He’s definitely gay.”

“I heard he’s been seen with the same guy for years.”

“His family just wants an heir.”

Lina covered her mouth, her mind racing.

A rich, handsome man… possibly gay… forced to marry for family reputation.

It sounded exactly like the plot of a BL drama.

She leaned back against her pillow, staring at the ceiling as her imagination began to spin wildly. In her mind, she pictured Adrian standing coldly at an altar, while somewhere in the crowd his secret lover watched with heartbreak in his eyes.

“What kind of girl would marry him knowing that?” Lina murmured.

The answer came to her almost immediately.

Someone who didn’t mind.

Someone who loved BL enough to understand.

Someone like her.

Lina suddenly sat up straight, her laptop forgotten as a strange, bold idea began to form in her head. It was ridiculous. Unrealistic. Completely insane.

And yet… the more she thought about it, the more it made sense.

She had never dreamed of being deeply loved by a man. She didn’t want a jealous boyfriend or a dramatic romance of her own. What she wanted was a peaceful life, financial stability, and maybe… just maybe… the chance to witness a real love story between two men up close.

“A lavender marriage…” she whispered, testing the words on her tongue.

Her cheeks flushed slightly at the thought, but her eyes shone with excitement rather than embarrassment.

For the first time in her quiet, ordinary life, Lina felt like she was standing at the edge of something thrilling—something that could pull her straight into the kind of story she had always watched from the outside.

She looked back at Adrian Vale’s photo on her phone.

Handsome. Cold. Untouchable.

And possibly in love with someone he couldn’t publicly claim.

Lina hugged her knees to her chest, her heart pounding not with fear, but with anticipation.

“Maybe… I should at least try,” she whispered into the quiet room.

Outside her window, the city lights flickered like distant stars, unaware that somewhere in a small bedroom, a girl who loved other people’s love stories had just made a decision that would change all three of their lives forever.

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