Charlie... She learned to survive long before she learned to live. A songwriter with too many scars and a heart that never stopped believing in home, Charlie has spent years running from a past she never chose. Then she meets Sophia... And for the first time in her life, breathing doesn't feel so difficult. To the world, she had everything. Behind the smile, she carried a life that was never truly her own. Strong enough to protect everyone else, but still searching for somewhere she could finally belong, Sophia never expected one chance encounter to change everything. Then she met Charlie... And for the first time, she found someone worth fighting for. Some people spend a lifetime searching for home. Others find it in a single person. Breathing is a slow-burn sapphic romance about love, survival, and the courage to choose each other when the world says you shouldn't.

Earth is gone-or at least that's what the rest of the universe believes. Hidden beneath a surface of dust, heat, and memory, Root One survives. Alex has spent her life protecting what remains of humanity: preserving culture, guarding her people, and holding together a world built to outlast collapse. Then Piper arrives in a sandstorm carrying impossible biology, impossible history, and questions that shouldn't exist. As old truths fracture and survival becomes something far more dangerous, both women are forced to ask: What are they willing to sacrifice to save the world they've come to love? ⚠️ This story is written as a continuous narrative and is best read in chapter order for full worldbuilding, character relationships, and plot progression. :::