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Summary
A new relationship is an act of bravery and restraint. Wading in as yourself, but still keeping something back, wanting indulgence but needing control.
When Prof. Anthony Crowley and Asa Fell met, it was obviously the universe speaking. It was a chaos corrected, a cosmic breath with a whiff of previous existences, bringing them together. Faraway, ancient souls finding one another, time after time.
So in love, they almost fail to notice what's missing. Namely: the friction. The fire. The challenge. The tart flavours and spice! Are they really just two mild-mannered, bookish men destined for a mild-mannered, beige life? Or is there something darker—snarling sarcasm, toxic pasts, and a streak of raw self-destruction—hiding just beneath the surface?
More importantly, what fucked-up turn of events will it take to drag it all out into the open?