Between Stitches.

Sienna-Rae Woods has always lived in a world that feels too loud, too bright, and too fast to keep up with. She learns early how to survive it-through routine, silence, and the steady comfort of yarn between her fingers. Crochet becomes her language when words don't come easy, and keeping everything "just right" is the only way she knows how to breathe.

Then Acari shows up.

Quiet. Observant. Masc. Unbothered by the noise of everyone else.

At first, Acari is just another seat beside her in class. Another presence Sienna doesn't expect to stay. But she doesn't leave. She notices things-small things. The tapping of Sienna's fingers. The way her world shifts when it gets too overwhelming. The way she tries so hard to be okay when she isn't.

And Acari doesn't try to fix her.

She just stays.

Between stolen glances in class, quiet moments after the bell, and conversations that don't need many words, something begins to form-soft, unspoken, and impossible to ignore.

But love isn't simple when your mind works differently, when emotions feel too big to name, and when being understood has always felt out of reach.

For Sienna-Rae, falling in love doesn't feel like fireworks.

It feels like learning how to breathe without fear.

And for Acari, it feels like the first time someone's silence finally makes sense.

Between stitches, two girls learn that softness isn't weakness-it's survival.

Sequel to PROJECT:PRETTY.