Between The Quiet and The Noise
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MatureOngoing1h 17m
Last published Wed, Jul 30, 2025
Caleb doesn't know how to be touched-
not gently, not honestly, and definitely not by someone like Henry.
Henry is all mystery and unspoken questions. Caleb is silence stitched together with shame.
Between crowded parties and quiet therapy sessions, he tries to outrun a past that claws at his skin and a truth he can't bear to name.
But when Henry starts to see the pieces Caleb keeps hidden, Caleb faces the one thing he fears more than rejection:
being seen.
Between the Quiet and the Noise is a slow-burning exploration of trauma, queer intimacy, and the long road back to feeling safe in your own body.
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