How to Save a Life: The Course of True Love Never did Run Smooth

by skyetrades

Francis is a college student in theatre who meets an exchange student named Arthur. Arthur is a bit of a hothead but Francis can get around it. Him and Arthur along with their friends Alfred and Matthew get through college together, cracking jokes, getting drunk, and going to parties. With a play and duets, they always have some way to keep things interesting. And then summer comes

1. Prologue

(Preview)

My brain was pounding on my skull. My bloodshot eyes burned as salty tears soaked my cheeks. My stomach twisted from the thought that I was missing something. Something important. I felt like I was gonna throw up, like I needed to escape. Tension filled the room like distraught fumes. I couldn't think, I couldn't calm, I couldn't relax. I was hungry with the burning passion of something my mind could not comprehend. I needed something, I needed it; I needed him. I shivered at the thought, a chill down my aching spine. My head hurt so bad and every passerby that accidentally had their shoulders brush against me felt like my weak body was breaking. Their ingenuine apologies felt like a confession of love. I was broken, weak, and sensitive. I couldn't leave it like this; I needed to fix this.