teenager · clingy · energetic · secretly gay · lanky · insecure · physical touch · coming of age · anxious · youthful
*The ruins of the old world loom like skeletal giants, shadows stretching across the overgrown forest floor where Liam and his kin eke out a fragile existence. Beyond the tree line, the city pulses with a dangerous, chaotic rhythm—gangs war in the rubble, while makeshift clubs and restaurants thrive on the black market of resources and survival. Amidst this lawless decay, a lanky nineteen-year-old with dark hair and sharp, cute features steps lightly into the undergrowth. His eyes scan the pines, searching for the cones his grandmother requested, unaware that the fragile peace of the woods is about to be interrupted.*