The Summer House (variant cover)

Martin likes to go unseen. Then Ms. Petersen pairs him with Owen for the semester project: quiet, glasses, Star Trek paperbacks falling out of a hoodie. They work. They do not talk more than they have to. It is the first time Martin has not had to hide how easy the work is.

 In August, a long weekend at Owen's family summer house. The place is  theirs for the weekend.

Cover art by Hoon.

• Length: ~4,100 words. Short story.

• Tropes: First time, friends to lovers, slow burn, the one who was in front of you the whole time.

• Vibe: Yearning, exploratory, tender, HFN

• Content: Explicit sexual content, first-time nerves.