Jack works for a drug cartel as an assassin. His job, to kill anyone who double crosses the cartel or gets in their way. When he gets his new assignment, a boy named Alex who happened to accidentally rat out a section of the cartel, Jack figures he'll be an easy target-- that is, until he falls in love.

-This is a rewritten version of my part 8 story on Instagram!- Alex Gaskarth lives in a calculated world of isolation with his lover, Jack Barakat. But when, the world starts falling apart, turned upside down with his past, is Alex really ready for the cold, hard truth? // tw warnings: blood, violence, swearing and homophobic slurs

at two in the morning one tuesday, a boy runs into tyler's apartment without even knocking or anything and just starts begging to sleep there for the night. not that tyler's complaining, because a) he wasn't sleeping anyway and b) this boy was very cute. so naturally he lets him. in the morning they find out theyve somehow managed to live next door to each other for three months unknowingly. at least they finally met? tw: attempted suicide / self harm / rape / drugs / some fuckin.. bad shit / smut / do i need 2 tag daddy kinks is that a thing

''And I will never forget it, the peace and the comfort you displayed through a pain that I can only imagine.''

Alex is a troublemaker, yet he doesn't want to be. It's just that when people get too close, or too personal for his comfort, he snaps. Events of his past have left him afraid of almost any physical contact, and other people in general. He's trying to mend his broken life, and is offered a fresh start after being expelled from his last school. Jack, on the other hand, is depressed. He feels worthless, like a waste of life and space, and has just about the lowest self-esteem possible. He's searching for the affection and comfort he so desperately needs. The meet at a bus stop one day, but are torn apart when Alex has to suddenly run off, without even giving the boys a chance to exchange names. Half a year later, the pair is reunited, when Jack is assigned to be Alex's tour guide on his first day at Dulaney High. Their feelings for one another quickly grow, though they're confused about where, exactly, the relationship is headed. Can the two boys help each other? Are they enough?