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

It wasn't anything fairytale-like. It was clumsy, bad, short, soft, one-sided. But it was enough to make my heart explode, my face flush an extra shade of red that doesn't belong to the fever, give me a huge smile. I bury my head in his chest, embarrassed, hoping he won't wake up. He doesn't. 


I try to fall back asleep, but find myself unable to do so thanks to it being very, very hot, especially for someone with a fever. So I go back to looking at Ezra, trying to keep my mind from my actions. 


He's frowning, red-faced, and sweating. I put my hand on his forehead. He's burning with a fever. Probably one he got from me... I want to see if I can find the two strangers, who I now think were Elijah and Isaiah, in Ezra's living room. So I try to get up, momentarily forgetting about my own fever that quickly brings me down again. 


When Ezra finally wakes up, it's evening already. He grunts. 


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