Hands like Towers [mxm]

Ben Brown has always lived on the mat. Judo is his whole identity. But one split-second choice leaves him injured, benched, and staring at a future he never planned for. With nothing left to hide behind, Ben has to face the one opponent he's avoided his whole life: himself.

Trey Hansen has hated Ben for as long as anyone can remember. At least, that's the story their friends know. The truth is messier-buried hurt, half-told history, and a thousand moments that never had the chance to become something else.

When Trey sees the way Ben crumbles under the weight of his own expectations, the anger starts to crack. And what slips through looks a lot like regret.

Now Ben's future is collapsing. Trey's running out of excuses. And the only way forward might be the one path they've never taken-towards each other, and the truth they've dodged for years.