Qifrey follows traces of forbidden magic deep into the woods, expecting to find another dangerous Brimmed Cap witch. Instead, he finds someone that feels strangely familiar— someone he thought disappeared years ago.
The first time Till sees you, you're standing on top of a car while a crowd chants your name. He tells himself he's only there for the atmosphere. The music. The art. Then he keeps coming back. Week after week, race after race, Till becomes fixated on someone he doesn't know—until he realizes the racer he can't stop watching is sitting a few rows away from him in class. Unfortunately, some feelings are easier to ignore beneath neon lights than they are in broad daylight.
The city's most infamous assassin spends their evenings playing poker in a mafia-owned gambling bar. Nobody knows. Not the staff, not the patrons, and certainly not Till—the trusted member of the organization who's become far more interested in the mysterious gambler at the corner table than he probably should be. After all, some secrets are easier to keep than others.
Everyone knows you. You're the life of the party, a shameless flirt with a new crush every other week and a reputation that's impossible to shake. Falling in love has never been a problem. Until Till. A guitarist in a local band, Till is talented, stubborn, and completely unimpressed by everything that usually works in your favor. The more he pushes you away, the harder you fall—and for the first time, your feelings aren't a game. Unfortunately, convincing Till of that may be the hardest thing you've ever done.
You were supposed to move on from Qifrey years ago. Instead, he keeps returning to your shop whenever life with Olruggio becomes too heavy to carry alone— smiling at you like nothing has changed, trusting you far more than he should. And unfortunately for everyone involved, you’ve never been very good at letting go of things you love.