Just Breathe

Stuart Wilmington, fresh out of high school, has decided to take the leap and move in with his boyfriend, Jason Banciu. It is a huge change for him, as it means he'd have to move half an hour away to Harrison. Stuart is reluctant to change his regular routines and habits, and feels extremely overwhelmed. It will mean leaving behind his friends, and his father. His whole life will be different. At first, Stuart is glad that he'd moved in with Jason. He gets a puppy, a new house, and a new small town to explore and call his own. However, he soon begins to realize that he doesn't know as much about his boyfriend as he thought he did.

Jason Banciu is a man shrouded in mystery - and he is reluctant to open up to Stuart about certain topics. There are questions about Jason's family, his job, his secretive work in the basement. It quickly becomes apparent that moving in with Jason was not the best idea. Jason begins to show that he has serious anger issues, and drinks much more heavily than Stuart is comfortable with. There is a strange power dynamic between them, as Jason insists for control around the house - and in other aspects of Stuart's life. Things begin to get tense between them.

Book two of the Harrison Chronicles. This is a continuation of 'Limerence', by Charlie O'Brien.