Permission to Touch You [Complete]

Jasper Alwood doesn't like being touched. Not by classmates. Not by teachers. Not by anyone.

After years of keeping people at a distance, he's learned how to survive high school by staying quiet, staying invisible, and never letting anyone close enough to notice how badly he's falling apart.

Violet Donovan is the opposite. An all-state wrestler with a reputation for intensity both on and off the mat, Violet has never hesitated to take up space or reach for the people she cares about.

So when a sudden accident leaves Jasper panicking in front of her, Violet reacts on instinct. Jasper recoils from her touch immediately.

What begins as a reluctant conversation turns into a fragile series of negotiated boundaries, hesitant confessions, and moments of contact that feel far more intimate than either of them is prepared for. A brush of fingers. A hand against a wrist. A simple hug.

As Violet and Jasper grow closer, they discover that love isn't always about learning how to hold on. Sometimes, it's about learning how to be touched at all.