Temilade Adeyemi has always believed her life would follow a straight, predictable path. At eighteen, with fresh admission into the university tucked safely in her hands, she feels the weight of her parents’ expectations more than the excitement of freedom. She is the good daughter. the one who listens, obeys, prays, and never asks questions too loudly. Love, to Temilade, has always been something distant and undefined, something she assumes will come later, with a man chosen by fate, family, or faith.University changes everything.On a campus buzzing with noise, ambition, and rebellion, Temilade meets her, the girl who makes the world slow down. Her name is Zainab. She is confident in a quiet way, sharp tongued yet gentle, carrying her own scars beneath laughter and intelligence. What begins as friendship, late-night conversations, shared lectures, stolen glances slowly becomes something neither of them dares to name. Until it can no longer be ignored.Loving Zainab feels like breathing for the first time. It is soft and terrifying, pure and forbidden. In each other, they find safety, understanding, and a kind of joy neither thought possible. But love, especially this kind of love, does not exist without consequence.Both girls come from homes ruled by tradition and fear. Homophobic parents, deeply rooted beliefs, and a society that refuses to make space for people like them loom over their happiness. Every phone call from home is a reminder of who they are expected to be. Every moment together feels borrowed, fragile, and at risk of being taken away.As Temilade struggles to reconcile her upbringing with her truth, she is forced to confront questions she has avoided all her life. Is love a sin if it feels this right? Can she be herself without losing her family? And how much of herself is she willing to sacrifice just to be accepted?Us is a tender, heartbreaking, and hopeful story of first love, self-discovery, and quiet rebellion. It explores the intimacy of young queer love in an African setting, the suffocating pressure of expectations, and the courage it takes to choose yourself in a world that tells you not to. At its core, it is a story about two girls who find each other against all odds and must decide whether love is worth the risk.Because sometimes, love doesn’t just change who you love.It changes who you become.