FREE BASE

I need to stop crushing on the hot new guy. Asking him to move in with me is the last thing I should do.

Ian

My main goal for sophomore year is to survive with my bruised, rejected heart intact. That looks a lot like avoiding anything that could hurt me, at least until Callum Cross shows up. He’s so quiet, it’s like he doesn’t want people to notice him, but Callum is too tall, too built, and too damn good-looking to hide from anyone, especially me.

Sure, all signs point to Callum being straight, but nobody’s had his back before, and there’s nothing stopping us from just being friends. What makes things complicated is that Callum is exactly my type, and when he ends up crashing on my couch, there’s no escaping how much I’d rather have him in bed.

Callum

A thousand miles isn’t enough distance between here and home, not with nineteen years of baggage. I’m trying to keep my head down and stay out of the way where I belong, but Ian Scott doesn’t get the memo. I’m a shell of who I want to be, but that attractive, out-of-my-league baseball player talks to me like we’re friends, and then…we actually are.

Ian noticed me, but I can’t let him notice how I really feel—someone like him could never like me back. The only problem? He takes me in with open arms when I’m at my lowest. I know I’m not supposed to crave him, but he cares for me like nobody ever has. Ian gives me so much, and all I want is for him to take something back and take me apart.

Release Date: 18 February 2026

TIME PLAY - Coming 15 July 2026

Catching feelings six months before graduation is inconvenient. What’s disastrous is choosing to act on them. 

Dean

I’ve always been a guy with a plan. Make it through college, get my degree, and move back home. Tutoring Nick Russell wasn’t in the cards, and crushing hard on him definitely wasn’t. But that sweet, smirking baseball player digs right under my skin, and I don’t stand a chance at resisting him.

All I want is to get my hands on Nick. I know what to do, what moves to make, and…he doesn’t bite. That’s fine, I guess—he’s a good friend anyway.

As it turns out, being friends is exactly what we both need for things to heat up.

A little fling to round out college never hurt anyone, but what if neither of us wants it to end? With my visa running out, moving home doesn’t look as appealing as it always has, not if it means giving up on the only guy who’s ever made me want to stay.

Nick

I’m a mess and I know it. I’m an undrafted nobody, I’m failing an elective, and it feels like I’m the only guy who needs a connection with someone before I can even consider getting physical.

That last part is easy enough to ignore. My agent’s working on the undrafted thing, and Coach got me a tutor. Dean Shen drops into my life as a calm, dreamy anchor of everything I’ve ever craved, and I can see right through that flirty basketball player’s hungry stare. What he wants from me is crystal clear, but he doesn’t push.

And him waiting is all it takes for me to break.

With graduation looming, it makes sense to settle for something physical. But if my feelings for Dean are what allow me to be physical in the first place…I don’t see this ending in anything but trouble.

Release Date: 15 July 2026