Hollow

Shay is still moving after Alex-but moving isn't the same as living.

The hollow he carries doesn't fade. It lingers in every choice, every reaction, every time he reaches for what's easier instead of what's right. And when he tries to fill it, he does it the only way he knows how-by not stopping.

But the world around him doesn't wait.

Ice is falling apart, piece by piece, and there's a limit where loyalty stops being enough. Where wanting to help doesn't matter if the other person won't take it.

At the same time, Shay steps straight into something that was never meant to last. A relationship built on the wrong foundation, the wrong timing, the wrong reasons. And it breaks exactly the way it was always going to.

That's when Jasmine enters.

She sees him. Not the version he shows-but what's underneath.
And she stays. Not to save him. But because she chooses to.

When everything shifts-when responsibility becomes real, unavoidable-Shay is forced to face what he's been running from.

Grief.
Consequences.
Himself.

And still, life keeps moving around them.
With people who don't let go.
With bonds that don't break.
With a wedding that reminds them what it really means to choose someone.

This is a raw, intimate story about loss, addiction, loyalty, and a kind of love that isn't easy.
About falling, making the wrong choices-and still trying to build something that lasts.