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New episodes every Friday. Timing is everything.
"I used to think discipline fixed everything,"
"Some people should honestly come with a warning label."
"Football teaches boys how to endure. Not how to heal."
HomecomingPrologue: The Morning Everything Changed.
He wakes up thinking he’s already in control—on the field, with girls, with his future. Then Kaiden walks in… and suddenly, someone isn’t playing by his rules.
The Lineup
29 matches
HomecomingApr 196 minArc 1 — Homecoming
Nathaniel - What I can Control.
He built his life on control—routine, discipline, never slipping. But one name, one memory, and one returning rival are enough to crack everything he’s holding together.
HomecomingApr 196 minArc 1 — Homecoming
Freya — What I Carry With Me
She carries her grief like routine—quiet, practised, almost invisible. But one message, one memory, and one name are enough to shake everything she’s holding together.
HomecomingApr 196 minArc 1 — Homecoming
Freya - The Weight of the Season.
She’s chasing the next win, the next season, the next version of herself. But one name, one memory, and one almost-relationship threaten to pull her off balance again.
HomecomingApr 196 minArc 1 — Homecoming
Kaiden - The One Who Keeps Moving
He’s running from everything that broke him—straight into the one place that might matter. But the moment he steps back into Nathaniel’s world… nothing feels simple anymore.
HomecomingApr 195 minArc 1 — Homecoming
Freya - What I Don't Say Outloud.
She laughs with her friends, surrounded by warmth, chaos, and a safe love. But the moment the noise fades, everything she’s been avoiding—Nathaniel, her past, and her own fear—comes crashing back in.
HomecomingApr 195 minArc 1 — Homecoming
Nathaniel - What I Still Want
She still feels like home. He just doesn’t know if he’s allowed back in.
HomecomingApr 196 minArc 1 — Homecoming
Kaiden - A Place I Never Really Left.
He comes back to Eldermoor expecting a reset—familiar streets, familiar faces, a place that might finally feel like home. But the moment he steps onto the field, nothing feels simple anymore. Old rivalries spark back to life, and Nathaniel’s world isn’t as easy to step into as it once was.
HomecomingApr 195 minArc 1 — Homecoming
Freya - A Touch I Still Remember.
She tells herself she doesn't need more drama. Then one look turns into a distraction she can't shake. Nathanel still knows exactly how to pull her closer-like nothing ever broke. And the worst part? She lets him.
HomecomingApr 206 minArc 1 — Homecoming
Nathaniel - A Touch I'd Been Starving for.
A week without her shouldn’t feel like withdrawal. But routine can’t quite everything. Not when one turn of the wheel leads him straight back to her.
HomecomingApr 206 minArc 1 — Homecoming
Freya - Healing Is Not A Straight Line.
He left while I pretended to be asleep. Not because I didn’t want him there… but because I didn’t know how to face him after everything we almost said— and everything we still didn’t.
HomecomingApr 205 minArc 1 — Homecoming
Kaiden - The Moment I Finally Saw Her.
I didn’t come for the match. Not really. But somewhere between the noise, the chaos, and the way the game bent around her… I forgot why I was there in the first place.
HomecomingApr 235 minArc 1 — Homecoming
Freya - The First Spark I didn't Expect.
Two weeks of keeping it together. Bakery. Training. Studying. Routine, structure, control. And still… something underneath refuses to stay quiet.
HomecomingApr 247 minArc 1 — Homecoming
Nathaniel - Close Enough To Feel Everything.
Across the table, across the room— He notices. The space between us. The way we still reach for each other without thinking. And for the first time… Someone else is watching it happen.
HomecomingApr 285 minArc 1 — Homecoming
Freya — Almost Something.
It was supposed to be just another training. Set up drills. Guide the kids. Stick to routine. But somewhere between the laughter, the banter… and the way he looked at me, It stopped feeling simple.
HomecomingApr 285 minArc 1 — Homecoming
Freya - Where Love Get's Edited.
“He was always… charming. Unsettled.” They say his name like it explains everything. Like, I don’t know him better than they ever could.
HomecomingApr 285 minArc 1 — Homecoming
Kaiden - A Seat At Their Table.
We laugh as if nothing changed. Like we’re still those boys in the photos, reckless, loud, unstoppable. But some things don’t sit the same anymore.
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Arc 1 — Homecoming
Bonus chapter Kaiden - Before The Town Wakes.
Eldermoor is quiet at dawn. Predictable. Steady. The bakery isn’t. And somehow… that’s where I stop.
HomecomingApr 287 minArc 1 — Homecoming
Nathaniel - Rules In Physical Form.
Everything is in place. Coasters aligned. Rules set. No surprises. That’s how it works. That’s how it has to work. Until someone starts asking the wrong questions.
HomecomingApr 286 minArc 1 — Homecoming
Freya - Out Side The Us We Know.
I thought a “real” date with Nathaniel meant football and him arguing with the TV. Instead… He takes me somewhere I didn’t expect. And for a moment, everything feels easy.
HomecomingApr 286 minArc 1 — Homecoming
Kaiden - Standing A Bit To Close.
I thought it would just be a drive. Just helping out. Just another match. But the moment she smiles at me, Yeah… it stops being simple.
HomecomingMay 44 minArc 1 — Homecoming
Freya - Everything I'm Not Saying
I try to focus on the game. On the drills. On the kids. But my eyes keep drifting, back to him.
HomecomingMay 44 minArc 1 — Homecoming
Nathaniel - Orange Flags and Quiet Fears
“You’re orange.” Not a warning. Not safe either. Somewhere in between, And I don’t know what that says about me.
HomecomingMay 75 minArc 1 — Homecoming
Freya – Mini Cakes & Divorce Papers
“This bakery will still be here long after your divorce papers are signed.” And just like that, The entire bakery goes silent.
HomecomingMay 148 minArc 1 — Homecoming
Kaiden – Exactly Like Seventeen
We’re adults now. Jobs. Responsibilities. People are depending on us. So why does one conversation with Nathaniel still feel exactly like being seventeen again?
HomecomingMay 228 minArc 1 — Homecoming
Nathaniel - Soft Enough To Ruin Me
I clean her kitchen. Fix the mess. Line everything back into place. And still somehow Kaiden ends up underneath my skin anyway.
HomecomingMay 284 minArc 1 — Homecoming
Kaiden - Small Town, Big Problems
Rain traps me alone with my thoughts all weekend. Then Leo shows up at my apartment with a football summit, one hundred kids, and absolutely no sense of logistics.
HomecomingJun 56 minArc 1 — Homecoming
Freya — For A Little While Longer
For one day a week, I get to be someone else. Unfortunately, the life waiting for me in Eldermoor doesn't seem interested in letting go.
HomecomingJun 165 minArc 1 — Homecoming
Nathaniel - What Am I To You?
"You are my boy—" She stops before finishing. And somehow the unfinished word hurts more than if she'd never said it at all.
Fault LinesJun 145 minArc 2 — Fault Lines
Nathaniel - Before Kaiden
Football was supposed to be simple. Then came scouts. Expectations. Pressure. And eventually... Kaiden.