Don't Let Me Drown
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"Fall for me. I promise I'll catch you, baby..."
(Boy x boy)
Vaughn Sokolov is an Olympic bound swimmer-diver. Swimming is the only thing that stops the past from drowning him. When he's forced to share an on-campus apartment with Evan Grimsley, the nerdy, neurotic, and socially awkward hockey goalie, he's less than pleased.
Before Evan came into his life, Vaughn had everything. A clear view on his sexuality, a perfect (ish) girlfriend, and the role as future heir of the Sokolov Group empire.
But while his asshole facade works deterring him in the beginning, Evan soon sees behind the masks and the fronts. He sees the good that even Vaughn can't.
Evan is the only one Vaughn can't hide his demons from. The only one who stays. And for him, Vaughn is willing to risk everything.
But no matter how hard far he runs, the demons will always be lurking.....
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