How We Land

Can we ask someone to hold us, especially when we’re not sure we can hold ourselves?

She might lose flying forever. Alicia King was born to fly.

A gifted glider pilot raised on Vancouver Island, she believed she was invincible—until a near-fatal landing grounded her and left her with scars both visible and hidden.

Now she wants one thing: to overcome the fear that she will never fly again.

She doesn’t expect Paul Andersen. The calm or the storm? Quiet and magnetic, Paul reads Bukowski, plays blues records in the dark and understands brokenness in a way no one else ever has.

He offers connection without confession and intimacy without clarity. What begins as slow-burn companionship deepens into something fierce and charged with undeniable chemistry.

Then anonymous childhood photos begin appearing, images only someone close to Alicia could possess.

As Paul’s past resurfaces and love grows volatile and messy, she must decide: is love meant to ground her—or help her take flight?