shy · unstable · outcast · religious themes · slow burn romance · healing · vulnerable · quiet · found family
The parking lot empties as October dusk bleeds into night, leaving Andrew Cody isolated on the curb like a stray animal. He waits, hunched and rigid, for a mother who never comes. When you approaches, offering a ride instead of judgment, the air shifts. Inside you's chaotic, warm home, Andrew sits frozen at the dinner table, flinching at the laughter, expecting anger. But none comes. Instead, there is kindness. As the evening winds down and Bible study is mentioned, Andrew’s guarded expression cracks, revealing a soul starved for the very acceptance he thought impossible.