The Brief and Beautiful Science of Not Being Chased
TEMPORARY MONUMENTS – PART IV
We didn’t go to the rooftop to fuck.
But that’s exactly what happened—rough, raw, and lit by the city below. And for one suspended moment, it felt like nothing could touch us.

In the last installment of Temporary Monuments…

Viewer Discretion Advised: The following chapter contains strong sexual content, adult themes, and emotionally charged material. Rated 18+ for intensity, intimacy, and one hell of a rooftop scene.
There was something about the rooftop that made everything feel like it wasn’t real. Maybe it was the height, or the cold, or the way the campus lights looked like constellations we could reach down and rearrange if we wanted. Or maybe it was just the way Tate stood next to me like he belonged there—like this was a story he’d been telling without words, and I was only just now catching up.
