A Little Bit

Here's "A Little Bit" by L Waltree. Not a TBR, but binging an author counts (...it does).

["Warren
I’m Warren James Baker II. Son of Senator Darlene Jean Baker. Grandson of Senator Warren James Baker Sr.
My future’s already decided. Marry a nice girl from a good, southern family, then run for Senate. All while keeping the undesirable parts of me hidden, even from myself.
I’ve always fulfilled my role.
Until I meet Eli.
I want to ignore him, but it’s impossible. He tempts me, wrecks me, and heals me when all I deserve is to hurt.
It was only supposed to be for a little bit.
But now, I’m not sure if I can let him go.

Eli
I told myself I wouldn’t come to this town.
But when an opportunity presents itself, all it takes is Mom’s insistence to make me go. After all, it’s the least I can do for her after what happened.
I expect the pretentiousness disguised as gentility. I expect the haunting memories that aren’t quite mine. What I don’t expect is to be captivated by an uptight rich boy who loves to profess how straight he is.
Lines get blurred. Promises get broken. And even though it was only supposed to be for a little bit, I can’t seem to make myself stop."]

I...wow. Okay, that was a lot. There were a lot of twists and a lot of secrets and a lot of crying and a lot of talk bout mental health. It started off as your stereotypical hurt/comfort, but it quickly turned into something deeper and harder (and stronger and sweeter) than I had imagined. 

Neither Warner nor Eli had it easy. But they had each other, mostly, a little bit. They knew it was more even when they said it was just a fling, they knew it was more when they said it was just temporary, they knew they were in trouble even before they thought 'I love him.'

And then everything exploded and secrets came out and lives were almost ruined. I could not have predicted aaalllllllll of that. It was...rough. 

Luckily, their sisters came in and saved the day (or were rocks in which to support their brothers to do it themselves).

Trigger Warnings: dubcon, political themes, unsafe sex practices, stalking, homophobia, homophobic slur, misogyny, self-harm, suicide, depression, addiction, death of a loved one, assault, and more.

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