Shadows of You

Noah always thought engineering was hard.
Endless formulas, sleepless nights, professors who treated coffee and stress like oxygen-it was enough to crush anyone. But surviving college was nothing compared to the moment he showed up.

Ethan.
At least, that's what he first called himself.

Quiet, untouchable, and carrying shadows in his eyes, Ethan was the kind of boy who made people whisper without even trying. And yet, when he decided to speak, his words cut deep-sharp enough to bruise Noah's pride, sharp enough to leave scars.

But the more Noah tried to figure him out, the stranger things became. Ethan wasn't just Ethan. He was someone else too. Someone who smiled too easily, someone who touched without hesitation, someone who looked at Noah like he was both a puzzle and an answer.

Two names. Two faces.
One boy who could either ruin Noah's life... or change it forever.

And maybe, just maybe-Noah wasn't ready for either.