titanlilac
they meet in the quiet spaces between other people's stories-drawn to each other without knowing why, as if the universe has been pulling the string for years. it's not loud, this thing growing between them. it's a slow ache. a glance held too long. a brush of fingers that lingers. they try to pretend it's nothing, try to stay loyal to the lives they came from. but under the golden hush of summer, the truth begins to press in: some hearts speak the same language, even if the world tells them not to listen. and no matter how far they run, something in them always circles back to each other-like the tide, like a promise, like a song they never learned the words to, but somehow always knew how to sing.
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june 7th. she steps into a new life with a suitcase and a scholarship in hand, heart caught between what she's leaving behind and what she's yet to discover. eren, her half-brother, waits for her, but they see her before she sees herself, wrapping her in the kind of welcome that feels like home.
as summer swells around them, she starts to realize that some connections don't need time to form-they're always there, just waiting for the right moment to ignite. here, in the sun and sea air, something changes. and maybe, just maybe, this is the start of something that will reshape everything.
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trigger warning: this story contains themes of smoking, strong language, and mature content, including implied sexual situations and explicit kissing, and underage drinking
this is a slow burn. and i dont mean they get to together by chapter 6- this is a SLOW burn. so please prepare yourself.