"Are you sure you can manage to protect me? You seem to really hate me." "I do hate you, your highness. But don't let that worry your royal head. Rest assured, I will protect you with my life, if it comes to that. A story where you have to follow your duty, even if you seem to hate it with all your heart. Until ofcause, that job becomes the centre of your universe and the very essence of your soul. Start - 09/09/2020. End - 30/10/2020. A/N - story line is all mine. Apologies if any resemblance to another story. Photo credit to rightful owners. Cover done by @Bright_guki ❤ All the names and events are purely fiction. No disrespect meant for anyone. This story will have mature themes. So read at your own risk. You've been warned. 😍😍 And this will have very little fluff. I'll try to squeeze them in whenever I can but two main characters are not at all soft.😉😉 Happy reading. 💜💜

They say you only fall in love once. For Ody and Mano, that once changed everything. In a world where love isn't always safe, and pain comes hand-in-hand with desire, two straight boys find each other in the middle of grief, trauma, and secrets that refuse to stay buried. Mano doesn't do vulnerability. Aggressive, tattooed, cold, and impossible to like, he plays the villain on purpose, because being hated is safer than being seen... and losing someone again would ruin him. Ody can't help but care. Bright, extroverted, charming and painfully sincere, he's the kind of boy who notices when you're hurting... even when you pretend you're not. He remembers your birthday, offers you the last slice, and apologizes even when it's not his fault. When their lives collide, nothing about them makes sense, except the way they keep gravitating toward each other. Sparks fly, but so do secrets, buried trauma, and a love neither of them is ready for. One of them hides behind silence. The other hides behind smiles. Together, they're wildfire. But not all fires survive the storm. The forbidden love between a broken boy and a lost one - a bond that refuses to break, even as the world tries to tear them apart. 🖤New chapter every Friday🖤 ! Warning : contains mature content and very dark themes including bullying, violence, strong language, explicit sexual scenes. Intended for readers 18 years and older. #3 gaylove / 66,1k. stories #2 wattpride / 18,9k. stories #9 lgbt / 17,4k. stories #9 lgbtlove / 17,1k. stories