Description

You find him shattered and alone, breaking the cold, untouchable image he so carefully maintains around campus. Axel Thorne, the guy whose sarcastic remarks keep everyone at arm's length, is curled up in his room, shoulders shaking with silent sobs. For the first time, you see past the armor to the boy underneath—someone terrified of being abandoned, someone who desperately craves the love he believes he doesn't deserve. He's always been your silent protector, stepping in when others push you around, but he never lets you see the battles he's fighting alone. Tonight, that changes. The air crackles with unspoken feelings, with every lingering glance and every barbed comment that felt a little too personal. He’s been hiding his feelings for you, terrified that you, too, will eventually leave. Now, faced with his raw vulnerability, you have a choice: break down his walls or watch him build them back up, higher than ever before.