Love is Our Resistance

author's note!

Hi there
So, my name is [oli]

I hope you're enjoying this... mess so far! I know it starts out annoyingly bad and rushed but things are progressively getting better as I have much more motivation to write now that things are... heating up...

Also, I'd like to mention that the majority of the characters in this book are OCs, not real people/youtubers. For example, Alex, Clover, Dan's sisters (Jess and Ellie), Jackson, Steven, Andrew, and all the teachers and parents.

Another thing I'd like to clarify is that there are some subjects that I've felt need to be addressed in high schools that I've witnessed first hand and am going to be bringing to attention through OCs in the story. I included characters like Alex and Clover to show my support for certain communities that are not often brought to attention and should be. Alex, for example is a nonbinary character who of course will struggle with facing the outside world because of who they are. Clover has a rare muscular disease called Ataxia that effects his ability to walk and use his limbs properly. This also interferes with his speech, causing a stutter. If you are struggling with your gender/sexuality or any type of mental/physical disorder (or of course absolutely anything else) remember that you're not alone and I support you 10000%. I hope the inclusion of these characters makes you feel less secluded.

If you're concerned with what kind of trigger warnings may be associated with the story, I'll just say that it will mostly be just in the area of angsty, depressing thoughts as well as scary shit like death, drug use, etc.
There will not be any mentions of self harm in this book, as I honestly hate writing about that kind of thing (even though I did in the last fic hahhahkms) but there will be mentions of suicidal thoughts and actions so if you are sensitive, I seriously encourage you to avoid those areas of the book.

If you are easily triggered by these subjects, I will include a warning at the beginning of the chapter so you can skip the entirety of that chapter and scroll ahead to the bottom of the page. There will be a chapter summary included there in italics so you don't miss anything before going onto the next chapter. I will also include a '>¤<' right before and after the scene in which suicide is mentioned so if you're able to know exactly when the warning will go into effect. I care about you bunches and bunches and I don't want you upset by descriptions of that nature. Also feel free to kik me (kik in my bio) if you're ever feeling down or just want to chat. I'm always here.

Lastly, thank you millions to anyone who read my first fic, Snowflakes. It just hit 57k reads today, and if you were one of those reads, believe me when I say you mean the world to me. Honestly, looking back, I kinda hate the way I wrote that entire story, but thanks to all your kindness and support, I can remain proud of it and how hard I worked to make it happen. Lets get to 58k, shall we?

Apologies for that long ramble! Message me any time you'd like!

All the love in the world,
Oliver