In the Time of Fireflies: An MM Romance
Some boys fall in love under stadium lights. Mark and Issac found each other by the glow of fireflies.
Issac Chapman has always kept to the shadows. In a small Georgia town thick with gossip, guilt, and churches, he found his sanctuary not in people, but in a quiet, moonlit creek. With his sketchpad, sharp tongue, and secrets, he's counted down the days until he can leave for NYU and never look back.
Mark Stafford, on the other hand, was the golden boy-varsity charm, effortless smiles, the crowd-pleaser everyone adored. But when he finds himself returning, year after year, to the boy beneath the tree with lips that look too kissable for comfort, he knows that some things can't be explained away-not with popularity, and definitely not with girls.
Each summer, they orbit one another. Sometimes it's jokes and shared snacks. Sometimes it's heartbreak and near-kisses. But under the jacaranda trees, across years of swimming holes and whispered truths, their connection deepens-intimate, aching, unfinished.
Mark loves Issac. He always has.
Issac loves Mark too-just not in a way he knows how to survive.
As they grow from curious teenagers to young men shaped by trauma, silence, and the unbearable beauty of being seen, their story unfolds across midnight swims, punched knuckles, secret sketches, and one unforgettable final summer under the Green Corn Moon.
A tender, emotional, and slow-burning gay romance about first love, quiet bravery, and the sacred spaces we carry with us.
In the Time of Fireflies is perfect for fans of Call Me By Your Name, Red, White & Royal Blue, and readers who believe that some love stories are written in the spaces between words.
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