🎒 Collage romance

College romance (often part of the New Adult genre) is a trope where the love story unfolds in a college or university setting, exploring themes of freedom, identity, first serious relationships, and emotional growth. 🎓💘

Key elements:

  • 🏫 Dorms, roommates, parties, classes, and campus life

  • 💞 First love, second chances, or intense flings that turn into more

  • 🔥 Often includes spice, tension, and drama—friendships, secrets, or jealousy

  • 🎭 Common tropes: roommates to lovers, professor x student, popular jock x shy girl, rivals to lovers

  • 🧠 Characters are learning not just about love, but about who they are

College romance blends emotional coming-of-age with realistic and often messy relationship dynamics—with all the chaos and magic of growing up. 💫📚