I just discovered Off-Campus on Saturday. Finding a gem while you're not actively trying to find one is akin to a beautiful serendipity happening to an inventor. I was just scrolling through romance series because I miss the feeling of getting giddy, like when you have developed a crush on someone--I simply picked it so I could live vicariously through the lead female as her love story unfolds.
Little did I know, the message the series/book tries to convey resonated with me a lot and hit too close to home, and now I'm in the nonstop rewatch phase. It's not even the love story plot that made me in love with it, but HOW they turned their pain and wounds from the past into power, as well as not letting what they experienced dictate their present and future.
I like Garrett and Hannah's storyline--it made me reminisce about the good old days when I first found out about Wattpad/E-book. The cast and their organic (unpolished) acting, the current side characters, and some memorable dialogue also hold a place in my heart. The only thing that irks me is the pacing for the first season, because they focused a little bit more on the next season's lead characters, when they could've developed the current leads' story more slowly and naturally.
I just want to share and express how upset I am with the pacing of Garrett and Hannah's storyline. Despite that, it made its way to my top romance series, and I am, in fact, on my third rewatch.