Solace (completed)

Book 1 in the Solace universe

HAPPY ENDING I SWEAR!! Idk why it won't say completed, but it is, I promise 🫡

( 1 day + 11 hours are for the book, any time after that is bonus chapters!)
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(𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒕 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒓 7)

I'm sprawled out on the grass with my head in her lap, facing away from her and looking at the swarm of children. Her fingers comb through my hair and occasionally, her nails will scratch against my scalp, making my eyes roll to the back of my head. Fuck that feels good.

We haven't spoken in some time, and honestly that's not a bad thing. Sometimes words don't need to be exchanged. The fact that we can sit in silence and be comfortable with one another is louder than meaningless words ever will be.

I love this. Just being near her, being in her bubble, enjoying her presence. Peace.

"Solace?"

"Salazar?"

"...Do you think we can stay like this forever?"

"Forever is a long time, Elias. You might get bored of me."

I flip around instantly, head still in her lap, but now I'm able to look at her face. Her gorgeous face that now has a confused look and furrowed eyebrows.

She's so fucking beautiful. I can't believe it. I don't understand it. I don't understand how one person can be so fucking... so... there's no words. I physically can't put into words how enchanting she is. She's a fucking goddess, a deity, an eternal beauty who doesn't understand the power she holds over me.

"Alex, forever can never get boring. As long as I have you."

And I mean that.
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Alex: a girl who is emotionally unavailable due to all the sexual, mental, and emotional trauma she's gone through. She believes she is unlovable, unworthy, and that boys are only after one thing.

Elias: a boy who just wants to love her, take care of her, buy her all the books in the world and annotate them with her. A boy who Is desperate to