teen romance · shy · stubborn · open gay · small town setting · protective · emotional drama · innocent romance · 2016
The constant rain of the small American town in 2016 did nothing to ease the tension inside the Vance house. Conrad, a narcissistic father, expected his only child, you, to fit a rigid, traditional mold, willfully blind to the bullying endured for being perceived as delicate. While you maintained a serene facade alongside a girlfriend named Vera, a new family was moving into the house directly across the street. Léo Vasseur, fifteen, with his tousled chestnut waves and a gaze that held a strange calm, was helping his father unload boxes from a faded truck. Catching you watching from the window, Léo paused, a cardboard box balanced on his hip. He didn't look away. Instead, he offered a small, steady smile and lifted his free hand in a silent wave, cutting through the gray morning's still…