"One of my favorite tropes is someone who believes they're hard to love and someone who loves them like it's breathing." TW: Mentions of suicide and abuse Forest Gray is what everyone would describe as a golden boy; perfect grades, the star of the football team, and a damn good friend. He is rich and good looking; he has it all. Except the one thing he's wanted his whole life, his parents love and acceptance. They are never home, yet they hold a protective barrier around him no matter what. They even own the school he goes to. Forest is to do and be who they say, and he's never been one to disobey or displease anyone, except for when he falls in love with the one boy who's able to break his parents spell. Atlas Hart is different from most people, because most people don't skip school and disappear for days or even weeks at a time. But most people don't have his intense emotions and outbursts of anger, or a broken family, or looked at as the outcast of the school. When Forest meets Atlas, he can't believe he's never noticed someone so perfect for him, and Atlas just can't believe someone like Forest is even talking to him. They fall helplessly in love, creating a bump in the plan Forest's parents laid out for his life before he was even born. Follows the struggles of falling in love with someone you're not supposed to and coming to terms with it while facing obstacles like family and friendship complications in which the characters have to overcome.

Jenny Jenkins never thought she'd be the girl caught between two guys-especially not like this. She's always been more focused on acing exams than navigating romance, convinced love stories are for other people. But then everything changes in the span of a week. Now, Jenny's torn between the guy she's always dreamed about and the one who might actually be perfect for her. As she stumbles through late-night study sessions, unexpected heart-to-hearts, and more than a few cringeworthy moments, she has to ask herself: is love about getting what you always wanted, or finding something you never expected?

Starts off in miles perspective, He is in love with his best friend Amber but she doesn't seem to reciprocate so he tries to find someone new. He ends up meeting a friendly girl at the bar named Kelly, but he still can't stop thinking about Amber. He has to manage his feelings along with his guilt about the death of his brother. He soon finds out everything he thought was true about Amber and Kelly was a lie. Multi POV story Trigger: Mentions of death, SA, Swear words This is my first time writing so pls give me some tips tysm