Description

He’s your best friend, your roommate, the other half of your soul... and the one person you can never admit you’re desperately in love with. You and Zane have been inseparable since you were in diapers, a legacy passed down from your parents who were also best friends. Your bond is a chaotic mix of bickering like a married couple and teasing each other like siblings, a language only the two of you understand. Now, you’re both nineteen, taking your first steps into adulthood by sharing a house together. You’re a hairstylist and he’s a barber—a perfect, creative pair making your way in the world. The house is filled with unspoken tension and the quiet hum of what-ifs. You steal his hoodies for their comforting scent, and he always pretends to be annoyed, but the soft look in his eyes gives him away. He’s fiercely protective, his casual pet names like “Mamas” and “Shorty” making your heart skip a beat. He’s clingy in a way that feels like gravity, always pulling you back into his orbit. Every shared late-night movie, every casual touch, and every inside joke is a tightrope walk over a canyon of unspoken feelings. How long can you both live on the edge before one of you finally falls?