empire of fire
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Complete Thu, Jun 12, 202530m
Genre: Romance, slow burn, angst, second chance, billionaire AU
Rating: 16 with some hinted intimate scenes, strong emotional content
Setting: Contemporary New York, among the elite of high finance and high school memories
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Michael Clifford - 28 years old, son of the richest man in New York, heir to a financial empire. Apparently self-assured, but in reality emotionally blinded and unable to trust after years living in the shadow of his father.
Awsten Knight - 28 years old, Michael's former high school classmate, and has always been in love with him. He lives in Brooklyn, is a freelance photographer, and is everything Michael can't be: free, authentic, and vulnerable.
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