"𝐈'𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐩 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟." ˖ ݁♬⋆˚𝄞‧₊ ♪˚⊹ 𝙆𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙢𝙤𝙩 is a symphony of hollow bones and piano chords, starving herself until there's nothing left to break. She wants 𝙋𝙖𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙠 𝙁𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙮 with a desperation that makes her lungs ache, but she's terrified of the crash. She sees the boy drowning in a bottle and the hollow warmth of too many girls. To Katie, loving a drunk feels like a slow way to die, and she's already halfway there. So, she runs straight into the arms of 𝙃𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙞𝙚 𝘽𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙨, Patrick's best friend. Hugh is safe but shallow; he likes her company and the distraction, however his heart doesn't beat for her. But 𝙋𝙖𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙠 is a storm that no amount of alcohol can drown out. He's a wreck of nicotine and cheap whiskey, forced to watch the girl he'd burn the world for settle for a boy who doesn't even know she's shattering. He loves Hugh like a brother, but he loves Katie with his entire being. Every time he sees them together, it's a fresh cut to a soul that's already scarred over. He hides his shaking hands in his pockets and his heart behind meaningless flings, too cowardly to admit that his fear of commitment is just a fear of being the reason she finally breaks. He's the boy who wants her but can't reach her, trapped in a silence where the only thing more addictive than the drink is the sight of her loving someone else. It's the devastating math of three hearts that don't add up: a girl too scared to be loved, a boy too drunk to be chosen, and a friend caught in the middle who doesn't realize he's holding the only thing that could save them both. ✮ Timeline: 2003-2007

Katie Wilmot x Patrick Feely Quiet, observant, and deeply introspective, Katie has spent much of her life learning to hide parts of herself. The absence of her parents left her in the care of her Nan and Grandpa, providing stability but never fully erasing the hollowness she carries. Katie struggles with an eating disorder, a symptom of her need for control in a life that often feels chaotic and unfair. She is fiercely loyal to her friends, like Casey and Aoife, and deeply sensitive to the emotional undercurrents around her. Though she initially appears reserved and cautious, Katie is capable of impulsive emotion - moments where desire, anger, or hurt break through her careful exterior, all emotions caused by the one person who unknowingly haunts and consumes all of her thoughts. Patrick Feely Confident, magnetic, and often impulsive, Patrick struggles with alcohol and self-destructive tendencies that mask his emotional vulnerabilities. He is protective of his friends and fiercely loyal, especially toward Hughie, but often pushes boundaries in ways that hurt those around him - intentionally or not. He did not always act with thought, like a drunken kiss or reckless, intoxicated decisions that he will regret every single day of his life. He screwed up royally, and now he would pick up the pieces again not knowing that repairing a broken heart is a lot harder than tuning a guitar. Patrick carried a bottle like a secret companion. Katie carried hunger like armor. Neither of them asked for help. ∘₊✧─────✧₊∘ Softer, harder, in between. You know just how to get to me. He is stable. You are deep. ⸝⸝ ⟡ Trigger warnings within the book. This is a work of fiction. All rights of storyline and characters belong to Chloe Walsh

Katie and Patrick are not dating. At least, that is what they tell everyone. They are not exactly friends either. There are stolen kisses, late night conversations, lingering touches, and enough tension between them to make everyone at Tommen wonder what is really going on. Katie knows she wants more from Patrick. The problem is, she has no idea if he wants the same thing. After one disastrous night at a party leaves Katie feeling rejected and questioning everything between them, she starts to wonder if she ever really understood what she meant to Patrick in the first place. Because Patrick says he likes her. He looks at her like he wants her. He kisses her like she means something. So why won't he make her his? Starts in 2003, before either of them is ready to admit what is happening between them, Katie and Patrick find themselves caught somewhere between friendship, attraction, and something neither of them knows how to name. Everyone has their suspicions. But nobody knows the truth.

Two sides. One Truth. And a lie that ruined everything. Lizzie young has spent years hating the boy she blames for her sister's death. Just how the monster had taught her. Until one night changes everything. Secrets don't stay buried. Not this time. And when the truth finally claws to the surface, it doesn't only destroy friendships - it destroys Lizzie.

Lizzie Young learned the hard way that loving Hugh Biggs was never going to be simple. Not when timing was always off, not when he chose someone else. So she lets him go. Watches from a distance as he builds something new, something that isn't her. But some things don't fade, no matter how hard you try to bury them. And when it all starts to unravel, Lizzie is left wondering. Was she ever really meant to let go of number 10 or was she always meant to be the one claiming him?

Hughie Biggs. The love of my bloody life. The fella I swore I'd grow old with, get a ring on my finger from, have the big church wedding, the lot. I used to lie awake at night and picture his hand in mine, picture his laugh bouncing off the walls of our kitchen. Back then, I didn't have the faintest clue about the way the world could chew you up and spit you out. I remember us when we were younger, before everything went sour. When Caoimhe was still alive, when her laugh could still fill a room. When I still had friends-real ones, the kind you'd sit on the green with till it got dark, passing a bag of crisps around, talking rubbish and thinking it meant the world. Back then, we were untouchable, or so we thought. But nothing lasts, does it? Not love, not family, not even friendship. Everything rots eventually, like fruit left out too long. Secrets crawl their way to the surface no matter how deep you bury them, and when they do, they choke you. That's what happened to me. That's what happened to Hughie. The truth came crawling, and it ruined everything. So I've made up my mind. I can't stay here, not in this cursed town, not walking the same streets where his hand used to brush mine, where Caoimhe used to skip beside me, where I laughed like I actually believed in tomorrow. It's all poisoned now. Every corner, every memory, every face that looks at me like they know more than they should. I'm leaving. For good this time. I'll pack a bag, take nothing but what I can carry, and I'll vanish before anyone can stop me. No goodbyes, no explanations. Just gone. Because the truth is, there's nothing left here for me anymore-only ghosts, and I've had enough of them to last me a lifetime.

Lizzie Young and Hughie Biggs were once each other's safe place, but after a heartbreaking breakup, they're left struggling to figure out how to move forward when letting go feels impossible. As they navigate the pain of losing each other, old wounds begin to reopen, and the past Lizzie has tried so hard to bury starts catching up with her. The truth about her sister's mysterious death may finally be within reach. But the closer Lizzie gets to uncovering what really happened, the more dangerous the secrets surrounding her past become. With unanswered questions, buried memories, and feelings that refuse to disappear, Lizzie and Hughie are about to discover that some stories don't end when love does. Will they find their way back to each other, or will the truth tear apart what's left of them?

Lizzie Young x Hugh Biggs After the ball everything is a mess and Lizzie young feels lost in her own head... but maybe there is more to the story than have come to light. All credit to Chloe Walsh and this is her characters from the popular book series Boys of Tommen. Read Binding 13, Keeping 13, Saving 6, Redeeming 6, Taming 7 & Releasing 10 before continuing or you will most likely get spoiled. After the T7 storyline, multiple POVs. I'm going insane not having an release date for claiming 10 so I'm making an till it releases. Enjoy Xx C

She left Tommen at sixteen. Not because she stopped caring. But because staying meant breaking in places she couldn't repair anymore. In a quiet coastal town far from everything she once knew, Lizzie Young starts over with nothing but a suitcase full of memories she can't unpack. New streets. New faces. New silence. Healing doesn't come easily. Some days it barely comes at all. But slowly, through late-night thoughts, therapy sessions, and people who don't know her past, Lizzie begins to rebuild herself - piece by fragile piece. And in the middle of it all, she meets someone new. Someone who doesn't try to fix her, just... stays. But Tommen never truly lets her go. Especially not Hugh. This isn't a story about forgetting. It's about learning how to live with everything that made you. And still choosing to move forward anyway.

Katie Wilmot already has enough problems. Patrick Feely has plenty of his own. Between family expectations, secrets, and the weight they're both carrying, neither of them is looking for another complication. Especially not each other. Especially not when Katie is already with someone else. His best friend. And Patrick already has a line he swore he'd never cross. And that was the problem from the start.