The only thing connecting Roy and Arieh is the man they both lost. To Roy, Rafael was the love of his life. To Arieh, he was the brother who walked away from their Orthodox family. Searching for answers in Tel Aviv, Arieh finds a life his family never told him about, and a man he can't stay away from. But getting closer to Roy means questioning everything he was raised to believe, including why his brother really left.

I’m Niv, a writer and illustrator based in Tel Aviv, and the creator of New Direction. I tell queer stories about love, family, and the things we struggle to say out loud.