Eighteen-year-old Ari has been able to see timers ever since he was twelve. He doesn't know what they mean or why he can see them, but one thing is sure: something bad is bound to happen when it runs out. When the timers of both Ari and his bestfriend Ezra are close to running out, he starts to panic. In what way will it change their lives?

This is Wings's first ever book: a quick-paced, short LGBT one. It plays in the same universe, even in the same school, as some of their other books. Though it is not needed to read all of them in order to understand the seperate stories, there are some things that will make more sense.

When The Timer Hits Zero

I wake up to a flashing camera right in my face. 'Shit! I forgot to turn off the light!' someone whispers. 


I grunt, turn around and try to get some more sleep, until I feel something stir next to me. I open my eyes to find myself way too close to Ezra. I yelp, pushing myself away, but the unconscious boy quickly takes hold of me. Elijah and Isaiah giggle as my face turns red. 


'Ezya, let me go.' I say softly, knowing the sounds woke him up. 


He grunts, pulling me in closer and going back to sleep, snoring just two seconds later. 


The giggling turns into laughing as Elijah finally decides to help me, shaking Ezra's arm to wake him up again. 


'Uh, Ezya, I'd like to get up,' I tell him. He looks down and immediately lets go, a faint blush visible on his face. I finally break free, putting distance between us as I get up. 


'Send me that picture too,' I whisper to Isaiah as I walk past him, making him laugh yet again. 


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