When Loving You Hurt

They were fourteen when their story began-too young to understand the kind of love that claws its way under your skin and refuses to let go. Celeste, the quiet girl who found comfort in books, and Rylan, the rising football star who everyone swore was destined for greatness. They had nothing in common, except the fire that sparked the moment they met... a fire that never stopped burning, even when it hurt.

What started as an innocent crush became five years of breaking and returning, of whispered apologies, long silences, late-night confessions, and the kind of fights that leave bruises on the heart. They loved each other in a way that felt too big for their age-too heavy, too real, too close to something neither of them could control.

Celeste keeps trying to walk away. Rylan keeps finding his way back.
They know they're not good for each other. They know they are holding on tighter than they should.
But when love becomes a habit, when pain feels familiar, when the history between two people is longer than the distance between them... letting go feels impossible.

This is the story of growing up while falling apart, of loving someone who hurts you, of leaving and returning until you no longer recognize the version of yourself you were before them.

It's not a fairytale.
It's five years of almost.
Five years of destruction and devotion.
Five years of Celeste and Rylan.