the roads between us - book two of the small infinities trilogy

last summer, jamie and walker found each other - bikes, comics, laughter, and one kiss that changed everything.

but love doesn't stop when summer ends. through autumn, winter, spring, and back again, they learn how to keep each other in the ordinary days: bike rides to school, poems scribbled in notebooks, sketchbooks swapped in secret, scarves shared in the cold.

there are silences that hurt, and silences that heal. questions that scare them, and words they're finally ready to say. by the time the fields turn gold again, "boyfriend" isn't fragile anymore. it's theirs.

a tender, heartstopper-soft story about first love growing steadier, about keeping what matters, and about finding home in someone else.
character list

jamie (17 → 18)
soft, queer, tender boy.
writes poems, hides them under his mattress.
cautious at first, but grows braver in naming what walker means to him.
one year older than walker.

walker scobell (16 → 17)
the "new kid," still carrying the ache of moving too often.
sketches superheroes, hums unfinished songs under his breath.
protective of jamie, even when he panics about being seen.
braver with his heart than he realises.

jamie's mum
gentle, steady presence.
gives walker a stocking at christmas "just in case."
understands more than she says.

trigger warnings;

this book is soft + tender, but includes:
queer questioning / coming out themes
light homophobic teasing from classmates
emotional conflict / avoidance
teenage angst + fear of loss
very brief mention of family instability (walker's moving background)

(no graphic violence, no explicit content - still safe for younger teen audiences in the vein of heartstopper / ari & dante.)