Deadline & Doodles

Author: J. Lamara

One’s a straight-A student. The other draws on desks. They’re stuck together for the entire semester. What could possibly go wrong?

Lena Carter has a plan for everything. Her future. Her GPA. Her perfect college application. So when her English teacher pairs her with the one person who lives in his own chaotic bubble—Ryan Brooks—she's convinced it’s academic sabotage.

Ryan’s more focused on sketching cartoons and daydreaming than turning in assignments on time. But there’s something about the way he smirks when she’s mad. The way he teases her like he’s known her forever.

As school projects turn into late-night talks, and annoyance turns into… something else, Lena starts to wonder if the boy who drives her crazy might just be the one she needs the most.