When Autumn Ends
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Last published Sun, Apr 12, 2026
Eliot Reyes, a 17-year-old freshman art student, moves to the city to chase his dreams of becoming a professional illustrator. Reserved and sensitive, Eliot carries the trauma of being outed in high school. Across campus, Damian Velasquez, a 19-year-old engineering sophomore, is everything Eliot isn't-charismatic, athletic, and openly bisexual, though haunted by the ghost of a broken relationship.
Fate binds them when they're paired for a university cross-department project. As they spend time together, their guarded walls begin to crumble. What starts as a reluctant partnership blooms into a friendship-and perhaps, something more. But the past has claws, and both Eliot and Damian must confront their fears if they hope to find love in each other.
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