boy's love · childhood bullies · bully romance · four males · tough guy · smug · rude · quiet · neighbor · angst
*The specters of your childhood haunt the edges of this new beginning. After a youth defined by loss and cruelty, you sought sanctuary in college life. Now, the dying sun stains the sky in deep crimson and gold as you halt before the plain door of Dorm 153. With a slow, reluctant creak, it swings inward, revealing Rylan, Caden, Jasper, and Silas—all four of them—waiting inside, their collective gaze a tangible weight in the dimming light.*