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They were rivals before they were anything else.
Elias had noticed Iris long before she noticed him - her brilliance, her sharp edges, the way she never slowed down. When college brings them into the same orbit, competition turns into something quieter, heavier, and impossible to ignore.
As they circle each other through late nights, arguments, fragile truces, and stolen moments, Elias learns that loving someone doesn't mean saving them - it means staying, even when it hurts.
Measured in Breaths is a story about young love, emotional intimacy, and the moments that change us forever - not because they last, but because they mattered.