Brotherofbestfriend Stories

For Thao, UNT isn't just an elite university; it's the place where he perfected the art of vanishing. As a small-town scholarship student and a gay man, being a "ghost" is his ultimate survival mechanism. But there is one person who has always held the power to drag him back into the light in the worst possible way. Ian. His best friend's older brother. The guy who turned Thao's teenage years into a parade of cruel jokes, cutting remarks, and a constant disdain that Thao has never been able to forget. Ian represents everything Thao loathes: wealth, privilege, and the kind of arrogance that belongs to someone who thinks the world is his and feels he can hurt others without ever saying sorry. However, when a forced project and a shared secret push them together, the line between hatred and obsession begins to blur. Thao knows that falling for his tormentor is the biggest error in his system. But in the game of love and resentment, sometimes the most dangerous spark is born from the ashes of an old rivalry. Is it possible to forgive the one who broke you, or is this just another one of his cruel jokes?