Aria Mehta had three rules. Stay focused. Win the scholarship. Never fall in love. She was doing perfectly fine until Zayan Rathore sat in her seat. He's everything she can't stand — talented without trying, wanted by everyone, walking around like the world was built for him. And now they're project partners. For an entire semester. Competing for the same scholarship. Breathing the same air every single day. Aria can handle it. She's handled worse. What she can't handle is the way he actually listens when she talks. Like she's the only person in the room. Like she matters. She didn't plan for that. She didn't plan for any of this. Two people. One scholarship. Zero chance of this ending well. Hate You, Need You— a story about the girl who swore she'd never fall, and the boy who caught her anyway.