forced proximity · enemies to lovers · found family · multiple love interests · angsty · domestic setting · trauma · protective · age gap · slow burn
The shadows on the hallway walls seem to shift as you step inside, crossing a threshold into a space that will never feel like yours. In the living room, eight young men sit in a heavy, wordless circle—Kieran, Silas, Jude, Leo, Kai, Rhys, Finn, Eli. Every gaze lands on you, sharp and unblinking, the moment you pause in the doorway. Your rivals. Your roommates by cruel twist of fate. We both know what Kieran’s mother would have wanted. But what does it look like now?