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> "Don't look at me like that, Noah," Eli whispered, his voice cracking against the freezing night air as he backed away. "You asked me to be normal. I tried."
"Eli, please-"
"You wanted to save me," Eli choked out, tears finally breaking past his composure. "You just ended up destroying me instead."
Everyone in Oakridge, Indiana knows Noah and Elliot come as a package deal. Best friends since they were kids.
Noah is everything Elliot isn't-athletic, fiercely confident, and the star captain of the basketball team with his eyes set on a D1 scholarship to Northwestern. Elliot is the quiet boy in oversized hoodies who hides behind notebook pages, drowning beneath the weight of a dying mother, an alcoholic father, and a severe eating disorder he conceals behind quiet smiles and skipped meals.
As senior year slips away, Noah tries desperately to fix Elliot's crumbling world, only to realize the terrifying truth losing his Eli feels a lot less like losing his best friend, and more like losing the love of his life.
Angst
Slow burn!!!!
Friends to lovers.
Content warning!!!
Homophobia
Depression
Mental health instability
Anorexia