Even though I'm a mess and I still don't think I'm good enough for him, I want to date him. I haven't managed to scare him off with my panic attacks, mood swings and no touching rules so I don't think that if I tell him about what happened that night he will stop showing interest. ****** Shy, broken Chase wonders if he'll ever be able to love and trust again, if he'll ever get over the trauma of what happened, if he'll ever be happy again. He was a content 24 year old, rooming with his fraternal twin brother Jesse. They literally could not be more different. Jesse is blonde, confident and straightforward; Chase is brunette, shy and innocent. But when tragedy strikes, Chase becomes a shell of the man he once was and Jesse is determined to protect his twin and help him heal. However, will it be at the cost of Jesse's own blossoming love life? Will Chase actually let Jesse help him? And will Chase finally be able to overcome his trauma and accept the love of the man of his dreams? If healing, family and romance are themes that interest you, then this book might be for you! WARNING some themes of depression, suicide and rape though I don't go into graphic details. Thank you to anyone who decides to give this book a shot, I really appreciate it and I hope you'll have as much fun reading as I did writing it. All comments and opinions welcomed. Started December 27, 2020 Completed September 12, 2021 Highest Rankings #1 in trauma 2021/02/18 #1 in family 2021/12/02 #1 in gayfiction 2022/05/15 #1 in healing 2022/05/15 #2 in gay 2022/09/23 #2 in support 2022/05/12 #4 in heart-warming 2021/05/28 #24 in lgbt 2021/10/17 #60 in romance 2021/07/06

A so-called "homicidal maniac" and an emotionless, cold-hearted boy. What could possibly go wrong? Theodore Smith is different, he tries to run away from his dark past while struggling with his mentally ill mother who is on the brink of falling into complete insanity. He blocks out all his emotions so that he won't have to face the pain he went through before. But should he? Grey Andrews is a cold distant boy, closed off from the outside world. His life was snatched away from him and with it his happiness too. He tries to run away from his feelings because he always believed that emotions make you weaker. But do they? What happens when these two painful lives cross paths? Will it end in bloodshed? Or will it change everything? Ranks: #1 in depression #62 in boyxboy