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Josh Aterovis
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Dabeagle
Breaking Masks
- college
- first time
- light-hearted
- love
- happily ever after / happy for now
- slow-burn
- friends to lovers
- mutual pining
- homophobia
- substance abuse
- belonging
- healing
Jake and Kody never expected to find each other. Jake arrives at college determined to leave his troubled past behind and keep the secrets that nearly destroyed him buried. Kody is looking for a chance to be himself and finally belong. Instead, they find each other. But falling in love means lowering the masks they’ve spent years perfecting. As Jake fights to stay sober and Kody confronts his fears of rejection and abandonment, they’ll have to learn that love isn’t about being perfect. It’s trusting someone enough to let them see you as you truly are. A funny, tender story about first love, second chances, and the courage to be yourself.
Each chapter alternates POV between Jake and Kody. Josh wrote Jake's chapters and Dabeagle wrote Kody's chapters.
Content notes: addiction/substance use and recovery; references to past substance abuse; underage drinking; grief and loss; family conflict and abandonment; homophobia; bullying; anxiety and emotional distress; sexual content and discussions of sex.
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- 08/31/2026 (Updated: 08/31/2026)
- 1 Chapters
- 5,898 Words
- 66 Views
- 0 Comments
- Mature
- In Process
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