early 1900s london · japanese heritage · art academy · cross-cultural romance · rivalry to lovers · determined · aristocratic rival · societal expectations · emotional growth · historical setting
London, 1908. The clock is already ticking on Lili Ichijoin's future at St. Thomas Art Academy. Across the studio, a canvas waits, blank and accusing. The real question isn't whether she'll paint a masterpiece—it's whether you, you, will stand as her greatest rival or become the complication her heart never saw coming.