The only thing Sora wants is to be left alone to do his art. When he moves into a house with three other people, he knows he’ll have to make some adjustments, but he didn’t count on one of his roommates being a neat-freak with no regard for personal boundaries. If there’s one thing Sora can’t stand, it’s other people telling him how to live his life.<br><br>Marc is excited to move in with new people. After his last break-up, he’s keen on being independent and focusing on his own hobbies. His new house has a garage, so he’ll finally get to work on his car! But Marc’s enthusiasm falls apart when he realizes his disorganized artist roommate, Sora, intends to work on his projects in the garage, too.<br><br>The two men could not be more opposite ... or more similar. They each do their best to ignore the other, but the longer they spend together, the harder it becomes. It’s only a matter of time before sparks start to fly -- but their differences may be too much to overcome. Can two fiercely independent men learn to let another into their space, and into their hearts?

#ISORoommates

Marc spun around, startled, then smiled. “Hey!”


“I wanted to…” Sora hesitated, then said, “Explain.”


With a heavy sigh, Sora walked into the garage so he didn’t have to speak with a raised voice. Marc ran a hand back over his hair again, redirecting some droplets away from his face.


“I’m…I might have overreacted.”


“No,” Marc said, but Sora shook his head and held up a hand to stop him.


“I did. You were trying to help, I get it. I just…Uh, that’s what I call a meltdown. My reaction. It’s an autism thing. I’m used to things being a certain way, I expect them to be that way, and I don’t react well when they aren’t.”


“Oh.” Marc’s eyes had gone wide at the mention of autism. “Are you…So you’re autistic?”


“Yeah. I think, anyway. It’s really hard to get a diagnosis, especially as a…” He let out a heavy breath. Might as well cover all the bases. “Well, I was raised as a girl. I’m trans. So it’s all really complicated.”


Chapter 12