The Space We Keep

They thought the hardest part would be falling in love. They were wrong.
Rowan has always known how to commit to the game. Early mornings, bruised knees, silence instead of vulnerability. Loving Lila was the one thing that taught her how to stay, how to choose someone publicly, fiercely, without apology. By the time they graduate, their love feels unbreakable.

College changes everything.

Suddenly, love lives in time zones and missed calls, in unread texts and games played without the other in the stands. Rowan is drowning in pressure, new expectations, new teammates, the fear that if she slows down, she'll lose everything she's worked for. Lila is learning what it means to stand on her own, to stop shrinking herself for someone she loves.

They don't stop loving each other.
They just start losing the rhythm.

As distance stretches between them, both girls are forced to confront the same question from opposite sides: Is love enough when growing up pulls you in different directions?

This is a story about choosing each other again and again, about the quiet moments that hold more weight than grand gestures, about learning when to reach out and when to let go, about loving someone not because it's easy, but because it's worth the work.