LOCked--in
David and Brayden have always orbited each other: close enough for sparks, far enough that neither boy ever admits the wildfire burning beneath their skin. To everyone else, they're opposites: David, quiet and soft-hearted; Brayden, popular, temperamental, and desperate to convince himself he's straight. But the truth is far messier.
One furious confrontation outside the school changes everything.
David's heart shatters.
Brayden's secrets crack open.
And neither of them can outrun what they've been feeling since the day they met.
Haunted by longing, jealousy, and memories they wish they could forget, the boys find themselves pulled back together again; an accidental touch in a crowded hallway, a hand around a waist, a trembling apology that never fully leaves Brayden's throat. Every moment between them gets harder to ignore... and harder to hide.
As the tension builds, so do the stakes: freak-outs disguised as fights, arguments that turn into kisses, rain-soaked confessions, party jealousy, locker-room closeness, football-field standoffs, and the slow unraveling of Brayden's carefully constructed walls. David becomes the one thing Brayden wants and the one thing he thinks he should never have.
But desire has a way of breaking rules.
And once they finally give in, their world changes forever.
Enemies to lovers.
Slow burn to explosion.
A boy who's scared to be hurt and another who's terrified he might hurt him.
And two hearts learning that sometimes love feels like a fight... and sometimes it feels like falling.
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