Breathe Into Me
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Noelle Brooks has always been the girl on the sidelines watching others fall in love, waiting for her "time to come," all while battling her own insecurities and craving a connection that feels real. When she decides to break her quiet pattern by sitting next to Elijah Monroe in bio class, she's surprised to find a gentle giant beneath his cool, distant exterior.
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Elijah Monroe is the embodiment of calm strength - confident, a little guarded, and fiercely protective of the small circle he lets in. Wrestling with anxiety and OCD, he's mastered hiding his vulnerability behind a wall of sarcasm and quiet humor. But when Noelle starts slipping into his carefully ordered world, his defenses begin to crumble in ways neither of them expect.
From awkward first conversations and stolen glances to late-night walks and shared secrets, their friendship unfolds slowly, messy, and imperfect.
Can Noelle and Elijah learn to breathe into each other?
(You guys..imma be real ts might end up long asf.. almost an hour for 10 parts!!? Are we serious. Lowkey just read fast)
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