He never stopped loving her. She never planned to return.
But some first loves refuse to stay past.
Dylan
For ten years, I’ve tried to forget the one who got away, but you’d never know it. To everyone else, I’m the fuckboy—never sticking around long enough for feelings to stick.
The truth? My heart’s been off the market since she moved to town when I was thirteen and stole it.
Now she’s back—beautiful, guarded, and just as impossible to ignore as she was back then. I spent a decade trying to forget her, but one look is all it takes to realize the truth.
I never stopped loving her.
Aurora
Coming back to the town I grew up in was never part of my plan. Yet here I am. Seeing Dylan again—the boy who saved me all those years ago—feels like no time has passed at all. Being near him brings back memories I forced into the deepest corners of my heart… and feelings I never let go.
Now our past has come crashing into our present, and the love we once shared refuses to stay buried.
Are we brave enough to give love a second chance—or will opening our hearts again destroy us both?
CW:
* Death of a parent (mentioned)
* Alcohol abuse (not a main character)
* Physical abuse (mentioned, and on page)
* Emotional abuse (mentioned, and on page)
* MC with another character, not cheating (on page)
* Explicit sexual content (on page)
Tropes:
🌶️ Slow burn
👫 Best friends to lovers
✌🏻️ Second chance
🤕 Past trauma
🐈 Cat daddy
✏️ Tattoo artist x graphic designer
👉🏻👌🏻 Reformed f*ckboy
👨👨👧👧 Found family
❤️🩹 It's always been you
