By the Orange Tree

August has just begun and Halle is excited to spend the last bit of summer with his best friends. However, late one night he becomes entangled with a man he’s never met before, a cherry blossom man who flips the steady trajectory of Halle’s life on its axis. Caught between ambition, friendship, and obligation, Halle needs to figure out whether or not to de-tangle himself from this newfound fixation, whether or not it will swallow him whole. TAGS AND WARNINGS LGBTQIA+ relations Swearing References/talk about sexual intimacy Substance abuse Grooming/exploitative relationships