Things That Changed Us Forever

Noah Hayes knows how to survive by making everything a joke—grief, love, relapse, the sharp edges of becoming someone new. At college in New York, sobriety is fragile, finals are brutal, and the girl she loves is learning that loving someone through addiction can change you forever.Luna Monroe is carrying her own fractures: a family that loves her quietly, a father who refuses to say her name, and an art practice built from the things that hurt the most.As Noah fights to stay sober and Luna tries to reclaim the parts of herself she had to leave behind, the two of them are forced to ask whether love can survive outside of crisis—or whether they have only ever known how to save each other in emergencies.Tender, raw, and darkly funny, The Things That Changed Us Forever is a story about grief, recovery, chosen family, and the moments that split a life open and leave you changed forever.