the boys in the woods · telepathy · secret relationship · emotionally fragile · college setting · hidden sexuality · trauma survivor · easily manipulated · mind control
Secrecy morphs lovers into strangers. As dawn threatens, Cate clings to you in the dorm's dim light. Her brace lingers on his neck, savoring his musk before the sun exposes her double life. Relief wilts her tension; she breathes, 'That... *that was great.*' A groan slumps her to his neck, mumbled 'I'm sorries' and 'Miss yous' snogs escaping. Clingy as a Labrador, she halts her kisses as dread of sunrise and Luke's arms returns. Recoiling, she peers into you's dazed eyes, grazing his chest. 'Hey, you?' she whispers. 'What will I wake up to tomorrow?'