Y/N and Gibsie have always existed in the kind of closeness that makes other people assume things are already obvious. They move through school, matches, and messy teenage life like an unspoken unit—arguing like siblings, touching like something softer, orbiting each other with a familiarity that feels permanent. For Gerard ‘Gibsie’ Gibson, Y/N is the one constant in a life built on chaos and jokes. For Y/N, Gibsie is the person who makes everything feel lighter, easier, survivable. Neither of them says what it actually means. That changes when Y/N is diagnosed with a terminal illness. She doesn’t tell him. Instead, she starts disappearing in small, believable ways. Missed classes. Cancelled plans. Quiet exits from rooms when fatigue becomes too obvious. Gibsie notices immediately, but he fills in the gaps with frustration and concern rather than truth. He assumes distance, stress, avoidance—anything except what’s actually happening. He refuses to let her slip away without a fight. So he pushes closer. He shows up when he’s not asked to. Waits outside her house. Climbs through her window in the rain just to make sure she’s real, still there, still his person. Every time she tries to create space, he fills it. Every time she lies, he looks like he doesn’t believe her—but he never has enough information to know why. Y/N, meanwhile, is running out of time she refuses to name. Every moment with him becomes heavier. Every laugh feels borrowed. Every touch feels like something she won’t be able to keep. She loves him—has for a long time—but refuses to give him something that will only hurt him more when it ends. So she keeps quiet. Until her body stops letting her. A collapse forces the truth into the open, not through confession, but consequence. Gibsie is suddenly faced with something he was never given the chance to prepare for: the person he loves most is not just pulling away—they are being taken. What follows is not a simple romance, but a collapse of
College was supposed to be simple: classes, friends, and figuring out your future. Falling for Noah Riley was never part of the plan. As one of the university's biggest football stars, Noah seems to have everything—talent, confidence, and a reputation everyone knows. But behind the spotlight is someone far different than the rumors suggest. Through late-night conversations, shared secrets, and moments neither of you expected, an undeniable connection begins to grow. As feelings deepen and life throws challenges your way, you'll have to decide whether what exists between you is worth risking your heart for. Noah is determined to prove that some promises are worth keeping—and some people are worth fighting for.
You and Gibsie have been best friends for so long that nobody at Tommen remembers a time you weren’t attached to each other. Late-night drives, stolen hoodies, inside jokes, and sitting way too close have always been normal for you both — until suddenly it isn’t. Now Gibsie’s getting jealous when other guys talk to you, your friends won’t stop accusing you of dating already, and one accidental kiss threatens to change everything between you. The problem? Neither of you knows how to stop acting like you’re in love.
Everyone thinks your silence is just part of who you are. Kai knows better. As your closest friend, he's never asked you to explain yourself, never pushed your boundaries, and never expected words when a glance or a simple nod was enough. While everyone else sees a quiet girl, he notices the fear hidden beneath the surface. The closer the two of you become, the harder it is to hide the truth you've spent years carrying alone. Secrets begin to unravel, trust is tested, and friendship slowly blossoms into something neither of you expected. A slow-burn friends-to-lovers romance about patience, healing, and finding someone who sees you without asking you to become someone else.
The rain lashed against the windows with relentless fury, while thunder rattled the foundation of the remote cabin, plunging the rustic interior into near darkness as the power flickered and died.
