Emotional Plague (Estrangement Syndrome 2) ✅
Shuei has slowly grown accustomed to his life as a landlord and the Gatekeeper of the Gateway that links his world to the world of the Seishin, Seirei-Kai. In doing so he has grown close to his tenants, the closest of which is San. But their "relationship" has entered a strange limbo where they are not entirely platonic...but they are not a couple. But the feelings between them have continued to grow, and as a result complications have arisen.
San had sworn he would never be with anyone. Both terrified of the legacy of the blood in his veins, and of his powers, he resolved that he would be single forever. But he cannot deny his feelings for Shuei, and the longer he is with Shuei and experiencing Shuei's accepting nature of him, the easier it is for San to embrace these feelings. But when a near tragedy happens, San flees into the night without a trace. Leaving both San's family and Shuei scrambling to locate him and bring him home. But how can Shuei look for San when is bound to his duty as the Gatekeeper? And how can they even begin to look for San when the rest of the Seishin look upon San with contempt?
Love is sweet and can soothe the soul, but in the worst of circumstances it is an emotion that can feel like a plague. The second book of the Estrangement Syndrome series follows Shuei and San as they experience love in both of these forms.
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Word Count: 31,000-32,000
