My Phlebotomist

"Every three months, he takes my blood... and a little more of my heart." Eli has spent most of his life protecting himself from disappointment. Love has never come easy, and trusting someone with his heart feels far more dangerous than any needle ever could. Every three months, he walks into the same LGBTQIA+ clinic for his PrEP checkup, expecting nothing more than another routine appointment.

Then he meets Sebastian. The clinic's new phlebotomist is kind, patient, and impossible to forget. What starts as a familiar face soon becomes the person Eli can't stop thinking about. A smile brightens his worst days. A simple conversation lingers in his mind long after he leaves. And with every appointment, the connection between them grows stronger.

But real love rarely comes without obstacles. As their feelings deepen, Eli and Sebastian must navigate fears, insecurities, family expectations, and the complicated realities of building a future. The closer they become, the more they risk losing not just each other, but the walls they've spent years building around their hearts.

Some love stories begin with grand gestures. Theirs begins with a blood draw. What starts as a routine appointment may become the one thing that changes both of their lives forever.