Love Me Whole

Oryn Patterson is a twenty-eight-year-old man with dissociative identity disorder who shares his mind with five distinct alters: Reed, a protective straight jock; Cohen, a flamboyant nineteen-year-old social butterfly; Cove, a self-destructive alter haunted by his past; Theo, an asexual man focused on maintaining order; and Rain, a five-year-old child preoccupied with Batman. Extremely shy and introverted, Oryn's daily struggles become apparent to those around him. Vaughn Sinclair, feeling stuck in a monotonous job and life, decides to return to college on impulse. There he meets Oryn, a man unlike anyone he has encountered before. Despite the unconventional nature of Oryn's condition, Vaughn finds himself falling in love with him. The novel explores whether Vaughn can love Oryn completely, given that Oryn is not always the same person. Though the relationship presents challenges, Vaughn is determined to make it work.