When art student
Lina Cho
leaves South Africa for a prestigious university in Iceland, she expects a clean slate - snow, independence, and a chance to chase her dreams. What she doesn't expect is to share a dorm room with her childhood best friend,
Holden Green
, the golden boy she's spent years trying not to love.
In a country where the sun barely rises, they build a new world together - full of late-night movies, coffee dates, and quiet moments that say everything they can't. But as old loves fade and new emotions surface, friendship begins to blur into something more.
Between heartbreak, art school deadlines, and the haunting Icelandic winter, Lina and Holden must decide whether to protect their friendship - or risk it all for love.
Because sometimes, the right person has been there all along.
A tender, atmospheric friends-to-lovers romance about growing up, letting go, and discovering that the heart always knows where home is.
Set against the icy beauty of Iceland,
The Winter We Met
is a slow-burn college romance about first love, second chances, and the one person who always feels like home.