(t.w. childhood trauma, mentions of homophobia, bullying, mild coarse language, and panic attacks) Updates 1st and 20th of every month (sometimes more or less) Chase Mitchell has always lived in the shadows-quiet hallways, lowered eyes, and a past he'd rather keep buried. Then there's Joey Carter: bright, loud, golden, and impossible to ignore. They're total opposites, yet somehow, walking side-by-side feels... right. But when an old enemy stirs up the ghosts Chase has tried to outrun, everything he's built threatens to fall apart. Rumours spread. Doubts return. And Chase is certain that once Joey sees who he really is, he'll disappear like everyone else. Except Joey doesn't leave. He shines. Even in winter. To be able to live their lives together, they will have to work through their pasts and families. A Sunflower in Winter is a story about unlikely friendship, warm romance, and learning to believe that some people stay-even when the world tells you they won't.