title song - juliet (cavetown)
fem!mc x cove lemon.
this story is based in step 3, both mc and cove are 18, post-grad. this takes place after the 18+ patreon dlc. spoilers don't acually ruin the story at all, but the contents from the dlc will be referenced.
the song title is a reference to kyra calling cove "romeo" in step 2, because i think it's the cutest thing ever.
mc will be referred to as "mc". first-person for the most part, but she/her pronouns for mc may be used. she is based on a personal oc.
PROLOGUE: (patreon dlc spoilers)
cliff holden left for work in the early morning before you or cove woke up. cove holden. your neighbor, your childhood best friend, your new boyfriend. cliff will never know what happened in his house before he got home late last night.
You sit at the holdens' kitchen island, grazing on random breakfast foods. It's the morning after your sleepover with cove at his father's house. He just asked you to move in with him when he gets his own place. you said yes, of course.
you feel even closer to cove, especially after sharing your first time with him last night, as mildly awkward as it as. It was important for the boundary-building, comfort, and communication in thst more intimate part of your relationship. With that very first time out of the way, you feel much more liberated and your initiative has heightened. exploration and discovery are very important for the health of your budding relationship, after all.
Having the house along again and the lingering passion of last night mixed with daydreaming of your future life living together... it's made you a little braver. Not to mention cove's precious bedhead and raspy morning voice...
Nixon is the 3rd book in the Broken Series. (Ryan is the 1st, Brynn is the 2nd)
Nixon leaves rehab early because he can't deal with being there anymore. His sister Kelis finds someone in need of a roommate so he moves in with the girl and gives her his middle name, Lucas. He quickly becomes addicted to the girl and once he gets one taste he's done for. He warns her about his past, about his name, but she ignores all the red flags, not realizing exactly how intertwined she is with the people from his past. He becomes enamored with her, feels like she was made for him while still battling the demons of his past and soon it all becomes too much for him to handle. He makes a heartbreaking decision, thinking it's what's best for both of them and everything changes.
Trigger/Content Warning: this book contains mature content, talks of suicide, mental and physical abuse, selfharm, drug use, and addiction
Cover designed by Anastasia Wright