❝𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘰𝘧, 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘯𝘹𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴.❞ ---------------------------- Zak told himself that after the events of last summer, he'd never go near that house again. The school is a popularity contest he's had his fair time mixed up in. But when his secret is threatened, Zak is forced to take action to protect what he hates most. ---------------------------- Completed ✔️ No smut ✔️ Trigger warnings: blood, mild gore - some warnings unlisted for spoilers, proceed with caution ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪꜰᴜʟ ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀ ʙʏ @ʙʟᴀqɴᴛᴢ

"..just for the summer?" his cold voice hit me harder than the salty July air that was only smelled down by the marina. Nothing could've prepared me for what else Zak could've said. I look up at his dark eyes. They're filled with complete want and desperation. ------- In which 16 year old Zak Ahmed meets 17 year old Darryl Noveschosch while at his parents' beach house in the summer. A genuine friendship forms, but what happens when jealousy is thrown around and romantic thoughts start to cloud their vision? started : 1/8/24 ended : tbd