Always and Nevers

To say Tarin and Jerome were a little jaded when it came to love would be an understatement. Tarin didn't bother thinking long-term when it came to relationships because to her, they never lasted, anyway. Jerome figured if someone in a relationship wasn't cheating, they were thinking about cheating. But neither of them can deny or resist the connection between them. They're both intrigued and freaked out by their rapidly-growing attraction to each other, and between outside influences and their longstanding demons, the deck feels stacked against them. It'll be up to them to determine if they be each other's exception, or if they'll succumb to their belief that relationships always end, never last...