The Love Line Project

Aqua Crowne fell in love at six years old, the moment Ottessa Blue moved in across the street. She had the starriest eyes, the foulest mouth, and the kind of presence that made listening to You Belong With Me feel like fate.

Obviously, they're meant to be. Aqua's sure of it. So what if junior year has arrived and their slowburn isn't exactly... burning? He's patient. He's read the fanfics. These things take time.

But then Cassian Morozov transfers in and everything clicks. Tall, sarcastic, unsettlingly magnetic and suddenly Tessa's giggling against a locker while Aqua watches his love story derail in real time.

Because, horrifyingly, this isn't a childhood friends to lovers story at all. Nor is it really a slowburn. His story was a fucking love triangle, one he was destined to lose. He's read enough shoujo manga to know someone like him would never win.

But Aqua refuses to lose. He'll shatter this triangle with so much force it turns into a straight line from Tessa to him. No detours. No rivals. No exceptions.

TW: drugs, mild swearing, homophobia, depictions of trauma, abuse, alcohol, parental neglect