After the Protest

One night, two strangers are forced together when a protest erupts into violence. Declan Ward witnesses brutality that shatters his sense of safety. Jonah Sloane sees broken systems turn violent in real time.

Stranded in a hostile city, they find refuge in each other, and conversation deepens into unexpected intimacy. By morning, both are changed, questioning whether their connection was born from trauma or something real. After the Protest is a slow-burn MM romance about healing and choosing connection after chaos.