Harry has always been good at running away.
From problems, from people. From pretty much anything that asks too much of him.
So when life starts falling apart and he finally has had enough of his shitty ex, he does what he does best- packs up his life and leaves it behind, trading it for a quiet, wealthy university tucked away in the north of England. Where he knows no one and no one knows him.
It's supposed to be simple.
It isn't.
Because then there's Louis fucking Tomlinson.
Sharp-tongued, impossible to read, and far too beautiful for his own good. With the weight of old secrets in his eyes and a habit of getting stuck in Harry's head like he pays rent or something.
The kind of person Harry should be avoiding, after learning his lesson the hard way.
Only, he's always been shit at doing what's best for himself.
What starts as curiosity turns into something deeper, messier and harder to outrun.
But while Harry tries to build a new life, his past refuses to stay buried. His ex comes back to haunt him, and Louis' stepfather seems determined to make Louis' life a living hell.
They want too much, burn too hot, and keep choosing silence when honesty might save them. Both of them have been hurt before. Both of them know how to run. And neither of them has any idea how to separate love from hurt, as if they were one and the same thing.
When it all comes to a head, and they can't see clearly through the lies and deceit, will they be able to keep choosing each other or will it all implode in their faces?
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