"Inside me live two beasts, the wolf of madness and the dog of discipline. Their struggle on my body shapes my character. Their victory is determined by my choices, by who I choose to be as life moves on."

September 2016. The young Pedro decides to leave his small hometown in Spain and pursue a master's degree in Edinburgh. He dreams of becoming a poet. He always carries his notebook, filled with verses about Maria Pilar, his teenage love, whom he never managed to get over. Edinburgh is for him the chance to make friends and feel like he is at the center of the world.

However, his acquaintance with Sophia, a fellow student from Greece, awakens painful memories and confronts him with the most difficult question of adulthood: who do you want to be? Sophia is twenty-four years old and has learned to see herself only through the eyes of others. Mainly Pedro’s, who always sits next to her when they go out with friends after university. In love with him, she passively listens to his story, setting aside her own desires.

Although his behavior continuously feeds her anxieties, she hopes that one day she will make him change. Sophia is scared but also full of hope, quiet, living in others' light, waiting for others to show her her place in the world. She is a girl of her time, every girl around you. Sophia could be you.

A coming-of-age novel, set against the backdrop of studying abroad and the complex relationships that are rarely as clear as we would like. A book for those who dream of or reminisce about their student years, the carefreeness, and the loves that promise everything. A bittersweet adventure of self-discovery, reminding us that the protagonists of our lives must be ourselves.