Charlie suffers with PTSD and Anxiety, He's a loner, nobody; but that all changed when he met Nick Nelson. They seem different at first but Nick Nelson seems to have more in common with Charlie; more then anyone thinks
Charlie is in an abusive relationship with Ben Hope. When his old childhood friend and neighbor, Nick Nelson, finds Ben harassing Charlie at a birthday party, it causes the boys to bond again.
This story is very heavy with trigger warnings: Angst, SH, Abuse, Assault, Homophobia, ED, Some Smut, Death, and a few less major triggers... Please read cautiously.