Everything except forever

For years, Roman never questioned it.

Not the way she laughed at his terrible jokes. Not the way she'd drag him into every school event whether he wanted to go or not. Not the way she always found her way back to him at the end of the day.

To everyone around them, they were inseparable.

Between competitions, school festivals, late-night calls, and a friend group that felt more like family, life was comfortable. Familiar. The kind of happiness that made you believe some things would never change.

Then little things started happening.

New friendships. New routines. New feelings that nobody seemed ready to talk about.

At first, he tells himself he's imagining it.

But as misunderstandings pile up and the people around him begin to drift in directions he never expected, he finds himself facing a question he doesn't know how to answer:

How do you hold on to someone you love when you're no longer sure they belong with you?

Told through the eyes of a boy trying to do the right thing, Everything Except Forever is a story about first love, growing up, friendship, sacrifice, and the choices that stay with us long after they're made.