Bound by suspicion and an undeniable magnetism, Ren and Yuki collide while trying to keep their best friend's relationship safe. Ren is determined to protect his best friends' romantic relationship from the enigmatic and incredibly gorgeous Yuki. He did not trust Yuki was over his recent crush on their friend Niko, who was dating both their best friend, Kai. Meanwhile Yuki, enthralled by Ren's intense glare and yet kind eyes, is determined to capture Ren's attention, no matter the cost. He promises to win the ridiculously handsome boy over so their friends can feel at ease. As the two grow closer, the already undeniable magnetism between them turns into an irresistible pull. In a battle of wills, both find themselves walking a thin line between a glorious revelation and a terrifying disaster. When life and circumstances pull them closer by the day, who will surrender their heart first? And once they do, will the other one be willing to accept it? Can they truly trust each other, knowing the past the other has lived? + Featured in Community Pride Recommendations 🌈 --- Volume One is completed. Continue the story in Volume Two. ⚠️ MARKED MATURE FOR MILD: sexual contents, homophobia and attempted physical assault (even if mild, please take care of your mental-health if you feel you can't handle even the smallest kind of one of these contents!)

Knox has spent years perfecting the art of not giving a damn. He has spent his whole life keeping people at arm's length, working late shifts, smoking through the exhaustion, and surviving each day with the numb detachment of someone who learned too young that caring only leads to pain. The art club he joins for extra credit is supposed to be just another chore. Instead, he founds a new obsession and four artist that, turns out, aren't as bad as he thought. Knox doesn't want redemption. He doesn't believe in healing arcs or clean endings. But as the weight of his past presses closer, and the present demands choices he can no longer postpone, he's forced to confront a question he has never allowed himself to ask: What happens when running is no longer enough?

Elliot Brushwood has no friends at school, and no friends at home either, coming in second to his brother Colby despite being older, unable to focus in school, bullied and side-lined, and too emotional to know how to fight back, it seems as though everything is out of his control. Arran King is the opposite, effortlessly in charge with an unfortunate reputation, a layabout, ruthless, and a murderer... There's nothing Arran dislikes more than weakness. Maybe that's why there was no way the two characters would ever meet. But everything changed when Elliot hit the water, breaking the freezing cold surface of the Lake Ransom, his undue baptism seems to change him forever. Empty to his core, Elliot ventures out at night, to recover the lost bits of his soul. And he might just meet a demon on his way.

❝𝘪 𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘤𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘮𝘰𝘬𝘦 ❞