Too Close to Breathe
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Last published Sat, Jun 13, 2026
Ethan Cole has spent his entire life chasing one thing: success.
As a scholarship student at Westbridge University, he doesn't have time for distractions. Not for parties. Not for drama. And definitely not for love.
Then Noah Hayes walks into his life.
Charming, popular, and impossible to ignore, Noah is everything Ethan tries to avoid. Yet somehow, the more Ethan pushes him away, the harder it becomes to stay away.
But falling in love is never simple.
Especially when Noah's older brother, Daniel, starts looking at Ethan the same way Noah does.
Caught between growing feelings, complicated friendships, family expectations, and a future he's worked so hard to build, Ethan finds himself facing a question he never expected:
What happens when the person who makes your heart race is also the person who can break it?
In a world of late-night conversations, stolen glances, messy friendships, and impossible choices, Ethan is about to discover that some people leave you...
too close to breathe.
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A university BL romance featuring:
♡ Slow burn
♡ Friends to lovers
♡ Love triangle
♡ Enemies to lovers side couple
♡ Found family
♡ Emotional drama
♡ Happy ending
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