Soft Edges, Sharp Dreams. Beyond Binary Books, #5

Some people stay by leaving pieces of themselves behind. Seventeen-year-old Sam Ellis hides behind pencil lines and blank pages, drawing the things they can't bring themselves to say. They know how to disappear in plain sight-until Ezra Holt, the new kid with a voice like wildfire, turns quiet into connection. Through shared music, late-night talks, and the small acts of honesty that make life bearable, Sam and Ezra learn how to build something real between them-something that doesn't need words to exist.
But when Ezra's home life implodes and he's forced to leave town, the two are left facing what it means to love without holding on too tight. As Sam turns to their art to process the loss, they begin to understand that grief isn't the opposite of love-it's another form of it. And maybe the sharp edges of their dreams aren't something to fear, but something to shape into something new. Poetic, intimate, and achingly hopeful, Soft Edges, Sharp Dreams is a YA queer romance about healing, identity, and the way art can save us when people can't stay.