The Weight of the World

Lily has learned to keep the world at arm's length. Grief, trauma, and a long history of being "too much" have taught her how to disappear in plain sight. She speaks in dry one-liners and dresses like she's ready to leave at any moment-because she is. Trust is a luxury she can't afford.

Theo has made a career out of avoidance. After a tragedy he refuses to name, he finds himself reluctantly attending a support group he doesn't believe in, honoring a promise to someone he failed to save. He's angry, guarded, and too sharp for his own good.

They meet in a room full of strangers. What follows isn't a love story in the traditional sense-it's a slow, tender excavation. Of pain. Of laughter in the unlikeliest places.

Told with piercing honesty, dark humor, and moments of quiet hope, The Weight of the World explores the beauty in broken things and the fragile, necessary work of choosing to stay.