Breath Without Me
His face is so close, he can almost taste him. His fingers twitch, fighting the urge to grip his hips harder.
He never imagined feeling this way about the boy. He tries to fight it, but it's nearly impossible. Something is calling to him. Something is gripping his heart, and tugging it, pulling him toward the boy with an unknown force.
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It's not easy being different from everyone else, or something your parents, and the rest of the world doesn’t want you to be.
It's not easy when you love someone everyone says you shouldn't.
Diving into the world of homelessness at the age of seventeen was hard. The streets weren't easy, but somehow the young 19-year-old still smiles.
The man takes an interest in him. He takes him under his wings, and gives him a place to live. He's different from everyone. He doesn't look down on him.
Things become complicated... More complicated than either could have imagined.
A life altering news is devastating, and the boy struggles to come to terms with it. It wasn't easy, but he made his pace with it.
But will the man make peace with it?
Can he let him go? Can he learn how to breathe without him?