Subliminal

She's rage in a leather jacket. She's kindness with a spine...

Ayla Brooks is sunshine wrapped in cozy sweaters and yellow scarves, always smiling, always giving. But behind the warmth is a girl still shaken by the emotional wreckage of a controlling ex. Odessa Prescott doesn't do soft. She's all dark hoodies, dry sarcasm, and walls a mile high-built to survive a childhood full of toxicity, addiction, and the brother she couldn't save.

When a summer break road trip throws them together, Ayla's persistent kindness begins to crack Odessa's defenses, while Odessa's steady presence makes Ayla feel safe in her own skin for the first time in years.

But as their attraction grows, so do old fears. Odessa's past demands solitude, Ayla's history fears control- and the ghosts trailing them won't let peace come easy.

Cover and character aesthetics done by @easternsixteen