The Seat Beside You

When shy, book-obsessed Maya ends up sitting next to Luca — the loudest, most talkative guy in her college lecture — she braces herself for chaos. But when Luca starts showing up early just to save her a seat, bringing her coffee and asking about her favourite stories, Maya begins to see the heart behind the jokes. As their friendship deepens, she realizes the boy everyone sees as carefree might be hiding a loneliness that mirrors her own.