Jared Cameron had always worn his heart on his sleeve. His laugh always came easy, and his eyes betrayed every thought before his mouth could form the words. Easily noticed in the way he greeted strangers with genuine warmth, or how he lingered a little too long to help someone pick up fallen books-small kindnesses that made him impossible to overlook. Kimberley Hart had always kept her heart tucked in the little details. How she smoothed the creases in a notebook, how she remembered the smallest stories, how her fingers lingered on the worn edges of things she loved. Tiny acts of care she gave quietly, without expectation. And, finally, Jared noticed.

[[ EDITING; 20/12/25 - XX/XX/XX ]] In a town where silence weighs heavier than secrets, a girl who bends with every storm collides with a boy who refuses to bow. Her creed is to take the world as it comes; his is to fight until his fists break. Between cigarettes on porches, crowded rooms too small for restless hearts, and nights thick with words left unsaid, they circle one another- acceptance against defiance, surrender against rage. And somewhere between the blows and the silences, something fragile, furious, and inevitable takes root. In other words, Paul met his equal match, and June is not letting him rattle her. 🍅 Slowburn. Character development. Enemies to lovers. Soft love. Paul Lahote x Fem!oc Set vaguely during the New Moon.