Shadows and Sunshine, Light and Dark

"Three years and six months ago, when someone asked Will Solace what was needed for life, for survival, he wouldn’t have responded with water, or air, or sustenance. He’d respond with four letters. One syllable. A small word that meant everything, and nothing, and anything. He’d respond with hope. Hope to survive the next day. Hope that the world can change. Hope that life isn’t only a game of cat and mouse, running in circles over and over again.

Hope that he could build a future.

But Hope was proving to be rather difficult to come by."

Or:

Will Solace has been haunted by his memories for years now-but he's been pushing through med school with a smile bright enough to drive away the darkness in his mind. But, one fateful rainy day, he meets a boy just as haunted as he is-one who seems to be the shadows in human form. And as they start to grow together, Will learns- maybe the shadows can be hopeful too.