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Rowan can't leave the house, and Matteo tries his best to stay away from home; but somewhere along the way, they find each other.
Rowan Anderson spends every day consumed by anxiety. He was recently diagnosed with agoraphobia and hasn't left the house in forever.
Matteo Garcia has a complicated home life to say the least. He's always trying to find a way to scrape together money, while still getting top grades in school and staying on the hockey team.
When Rowan tries to find a summer tutor to catch him up on the school he missed, he stumbles upon Matteo.
Matteo. The guy in his hockey team. The guy he always used to sneak secret glances at. The guy who is the only person who seems to make him feel safe.
The more time they spend together, the more a friendship starts to form. But what happens when feelings -and a long list of other obstacles- get involved?
Will they be able to continue their arrangement without any complications?
Or will both of them be thrown into spirals so deep that the only people who can get them out, is each other.
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