He always changed in the third stall. Towel tight, eyes on the grout. His captain noticed weeks ago.
Elias has spent his entire freshman season hiding — not shy, terrified. Because every time Owen walks through the locker room in nothing but steam, Elias’s body responds in ways he can’t control and can’t explain to a teammate. Third stall, every practice, without exception. Until Owen assigns himself as Elias’s private mentor and the hiding stops working.
Late-night natatorium. Underwater lights turning everything electric blue. Lane after lane until Elias’s arms give out, and Owen pulls him to the wall, hands on his waist under the water, holding him against the lane rope. “You don’t have to change in the stall anymore,” Owen says. “I already know.” Elias’s forehead drops against Owen’s shoulder. The water holds them both and he stops hiding for the first time in four months.
DEEP END is a scorching dark MM sports romance featuring straight-to-gay awakening, rookie-to-lovers heat, and explosive locker room encounters. The Locker Room Book 19. Standalone. No cliffhanger. 18+.
Content Note: Explicit MM scenes, first-time gay experiences, and captain/freshman dynamics in an empty pool. Maximum heat. No fade to black.
