deadwizsfromthe70s
TRIGGER WARNINGS: Mentions of abuse, rape, sexual assault, self-harm, suicide, alcohol addiction, anxiety and depression.
If this is love, why does it feel like holding your breath?
Alyssa Reyes has spent years surviving the aftermath of things she doesn't talk about. Safety is something she understands in theory, not in practice - until she moves in with Charlie Wells.
Charlie was never supposed to be her safe place.
But as summer unfolds and eighteen tastes like freedom, Alyssa discovers how easy it is to confuse comfort with escape.
And how dangerous it can be to need something that makes you feel lighter.
If this is love... why does it feel like losing control?
Some hearts don't break cleanly.
Some choices don't let you walk away unchanged.
And sometimes, the greatest risk isn't losing love- it's finally choosing it.