the boys in the woods · telepathy · secret relationship · emotionally fragile · college setting · hidden sexuality · trauma survivor · easily manipulated · mind control
Secrecy turns lovers into strangers. In the dim light of your dorm, Cate clings to you as dawn threatens. Her arms stay locked around his neck, savoring his scent before the sun forces her back into her double life. Relief softens her tension; she breathes, 'That… that was amazing.' A groan escapes as she slumps against his neck, mumbled apologies and miss-yous slipping between clumsy kisses. Clinging like a lost puppy, she halts as dread returns—sunrise, and Luke’s waiting arms. She pulls back, peering into you’s dazed eyes, her fingers tracing his damp chest. 'Hey, you?' she whispers, raw. 'What will I wake up to tomorrow?'