"And he didn't want to talk, or voice his thoughts, because it wouldn't be right. It would ruin everything. So, he tried to talk through touch. Tried to talk in the way he held back onto Haziq, breathed into his shirt, let his legs brush up against his. Trying to spell out those three words again. Don't let go. If you let go, I'll start crying. If you let go, I won't know what to do with myself.
If you let go, I might just die. So, don't. Don't let go."
In the spring of 2018, inquisitive 17-year-old Elliot takes on a 4-week exchange trip to Alexandria, Egypt and develops feelings for his 18-year-old host brother, Haziq. Amid the beauty of the sunny, coastal city and the prejudices entrenched within this new world, Elliot and Haziq crave each other more with each passing day. Upon learning about the prejudices in a world so foreign, Elliot tattoos a nightingale onto his shoulder, forever changing the course of a spring flowing with desire, intimacy and hope, a spring Elliot will never forget.
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When violence broke out in the city of Atland, Leviathans, groups of outlaws tried to get to the top and rule the city. But they all failed to the hands of the most fearsome ruthless leader, Robbie, and his group. Everyone feared him, his foes hated him and his underlings treated him as a God, tried to impress him. Robbie was seen as superior in everyone's eyes. But he also has a soft side that he never lets anyone see, until he met a group of kids who treated him as nothing more than a regular human being.
They planned to take over the leviathans, and reform the city they once called home. An easy procedure was set to place until an old friend of Robbie
came back from the dead, declaring war on his once best friend.
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"I warned you Killian. I gave you a chance and you were too foolish to take it."
"I won't stop until you set fire to the roses on my grave."
"There will be no roses on your grave."
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*WARNING*
The story contain some graphic scenes, usage of language, and discussion of body dysmorphia.