He stared into my eyes with disbelief. I could tell he was thinking, "you crazy fucking kid." I kept my head high as my neck continued to bleed. Warnings: Abuse Cursing F slur Blood Suicidal Thoughts

Travis grew up knowing a couple things. One of those things was that being gay was a sin, and that if you were gay, or anything like that, you're going to hell. Or at least, that's what he was told. But after an incident with Sal in the boys washroom, Travis starts to think that he might have been wrong the whole time. Just a quick warning, this is a pretty heavy story and contains things like abuse (both verbal and physical), drug use, suicidal thoughts and attempts, slurs and swearing. I'm adding trigger warnings but read carefully, don't force yourself to read anything you don't want to :) Otherwise enjoy the story!

TW: homophobia, 18+ language, smut, abuse, self harm, suicide, romance, viewer discretion advised. Sal finds travis alone, crying in a stall, he talks with him, offers to live with him, then, yeah, thats it ig

"Your silence will always speak louder than those insults Travis." -Sal "Maybe silence is for the better.." -Travis What happens when cliche bully Travis stops speaking? Why did Travis stop speaking? Why is he so timid? Who knows. These are just questions Sal has, they might never be answered. It might be too late. Maybe someone else steps in...

The last person Sal thought he'd end up falling for was Travis Phelps, but as he'd learned time and time again, the unexpected was to be expected. WORD COUNT: 160,833 STARTED: NOVEMBER 12, 2021 FINISHED: DECEMBER 27, 2022