before you | young hearts
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Dear Arthur,
you were a wonderful experience,
replies-you were everything.
Elias and Alexander had the perfect life-living in a peaceful town, surrounded by people who cared about them, and sharing a love that felt unbreakable. Each day was a new chapter of happiness they never wanted to end. But when Alexander's past comes knocking in the form of his charming ex, Arthur, everything starts to shift. With old feelings resurfacing, Alexander is torn between the love he has now and the love he once had. Can their bond survive the pressure, or will the past pull them apart?
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