Phil Alcorn is a passionate artist who thrives on fleeting connections, but hides behind a wall of self-sufficiency. His best friend has found love and started a new life. With the emptiness left behind, Phil can’t stop thinking about Will Archer, the man who opened his eyes to a new and terrifying world one winter night two years ago.
Will Archer is a decorated athlete who has spent years training and traveling the world, but no matter how far he goes, his thoughts often wander back to the Californian coast where Phil lives and works amidst the hills and fog of San Francisco.
The two men have enjoyed a casual arrangement for the past two years, but Phil’s belief that love is fleeting clashes with Will’s yearning for more. As their connection deepens, so do their fears-fears that a change in their unspoken arrangement could shatter everything they have, leaving them with nothing. Combine their fears with the logistics of living busy lives on opposite coasts, and the possibility of a real future together feels distant, if not impossible.
Will they dare to take the leap and risk it all for love, or will their pasts, insecurities, and the miles between them prove too much to overcome?
Water Colors is a story about love, vulnerability, and the tension between what we want and what we’re afraid to lose.