On pause to fix some continuities in the timeline and other things. I try not to have typos so mostly other things. PLEASE COMMENT! I need some feedback! I can't spot every continuity error, so please point them out if noticed. Comment on any typos you see please. It starts out rough in my opinion but I think it gets better. First 13 chapters done and published. Working on the next set, which will be the last. There are continuity issues that I'm working on. I wrote this story for myself originally, so I wasn't worried about making it perfect. I just wanted a story like this I could read every now and then since I can't find any like it. I've reworked it a LOT to get it somewhat readable lol, but there's still stuff that doesn't match up. Percy is in a different universe. He has a job, and his life is somewhat stable. Then everything goes to shit after he tries to ask Artemis Crock for her number at school.

"Getting a Clue" is a slice-of-life story about Casper, an autistic gay teen whose most meaningful relationship is with his dog, Pippi, and whose safe space is his closet-literally. Enter Jethro: confident, boldly expressive, and inexplicably interested in Casper's prickly brand of charm. As Casper battles his instinct to retreat from every social encounter, Jethro patiently flirts his way past Casper's defences. Together, they navigate the minefield of high school, gender expectations, and first love, all while Casper tries to figure out why the hell anyone would voluntarily seek out human connection. With a healthy dose of snark and a dash of awkward romance, this tale proves that sometimes the biggest dramas in life are just... life. Will Casper figure out how to be a functioning human being? Will Jethro ever stop looking unfairly hot in tights? And how hard do you have to flirt before an oblivious gay boy gets a fucking clue? (Warning: Contains catastrophic attempts at small talk, impromptu bus adventures, and a surprising amount of fairy bread.)

When Charlie gets away from his drug dealing father and is sent to live with his grandparents, things aren't suddenly okay. Charlie's broken. He's not sure he ever wasn't broken. When things get unbearable, the only thing that helps Charlie feel grounded is music. What can he do when he runs out of batteries for his old walkman? At school crowds of people gather to watch Travis perform, but when he goes home his only company is his cat. He escaped his abusive parents, but now he lives with his older brother who is usually away working. Will the strange, quiet boy he finds sitting on his porch trying to listen in on his music put an end to his loneliness?