Gabiyaaah
The Wildwood Confessions #1
Six years ago, the North Campus Greenhouse was a sanctuary of glass and green, the only place where the world's noise couldn't reach. It was there that Lavender, a Horticulture student with raven-black hair and a soul labeled "too soft" by his peers, met Rocco. Rocco was a boy who carried a bass guitar like a weapon and wore his bruised knuckles as proof of a masculinity he felt forced to perform. Bound by a shared need for silence, they formed a symbiotic world: Rocco became the Thorn, the jagged protector who kept the world at bay, while Lavender became his secret anchor. To stay safe, they hid behind the label of "brothers," a lie that allowed them to be inseparable while keeping their true identities in the dark.
Now, the greenhouse is a memory, and the protection has turned into a prison. The Wildwood has become the biggest masked band in the world, and Thorn is their legendary bassist, an iron-clad icon of stoic, masculine mystery. To the fans, he is untouchable; to the industry, he is the "Straight Success Story" that cannot be allowed to crack. But miles away from the stadium lights, Lavender lives in the shadows of a quiet flower shop, his black hair now a frayed, faded purple, and his body slowly failing under the weight of a life kept in the shade.
The story is a recap of their shared history, told through a leather-bound journal delivered in the dead of night. As the pages turn, the journal unspools six years of hidden moments: from the humid afternoons in the campus greenhouse to the cold, backstage silences of a world-famous tour. It is a record of every look that was ignored, every touch that was called "brotherly," and every secret that was buried under the weight of a stage mask. Through these entries, the truth behind the "Thorn" is finally unmasked, revealing a love that was too fragile for the light and a protector who became the very thing that crushed what he tried to save.