20th Century Girl
A first love pov story.
RomanceDramafriendshiplove trianglemelancholycoming of ageunrequited loveteenage girltearjerkerfirst lovecity life1990sdepressedintense
A tender, melancholic coming-of-age romance set in 1990s Seoul that explores first love, friendship, and the bittersweet ache of unrequited desire through a teenage girl's perspective.
In 1999, a teen girl keeps close tabs on a boy in school on behalf of her deeply smitten best friend – then she gets swept up in a love story of her own.
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