5 parts Ongoing MatureRylan never asked for his world to change. He's just trying to make it through high school-keeping his head down, dealing with anxiety, and clinging to the safety of routines. But then there's Hayes, sharp-edged, magnetic, impossible to ignore. What starts as wary glances and offhand remarks soon deepens into something neither of them can name. An unspoken tension that leaves Rylan flushed, breathless, and restless long into the night.
As Rylan struggles to understand the feelings awakening inside him, his best friend Kayson begins to drift, shadowed by jealousy he won't admit out loud. Torn between loyalty and the pull of something fragile and new, Rylan finds himself caught in a storm of desire, fear, and identity he can't escape.
Tender, tense, and devastatingly real, this is a story about the quiet moments that change everything, the lines between friendship and love, and the courage it takes to finally want what terrifies you most.
TWs throughout the story:
Smoking, Abuse, Addiction, SH, NSFW, Voyerism (ish?), Homophobia, Religious Trauma, Violence.