Dushant Kale

"He was a safety net for everyone, but he was the one falling." Devin is the perfect campus icon, always sacrificing his own dreams to keep others from falling. But the smile is a mask. He is a ghost in his own life, too afraid to truly exist. When he connects with Cassie, a guarded girl haunted by a tragic loss, they find a rare sanctuary. Yet a complex paradox binds them: the fierce, protective selflessness that draws her close is the exact phantom she is terrified of losing. When a sudden crisis strikes, Devin’s instinct to suffer in silence forces a crushing drift between them. Enter Eva—a vibrant, perceptive soul who sees right through Devin’s perfect facade to the fading heart beneath. As three fractured souls collide in a web of unvoiced trauma and bittersweet choices, a painful question remains: How do you save someone who is entirely willing to bleed to death just to keep you dry?

My Heart Grows Fonder.