Elijah grew up here, so he shouldn't be afraid. but the same very fact that should be comforting him is is the whole reason he's so hesitant. Then he meets atlas and gains another thorn in his side. maybe he'll come around, maybe he wont. Atlas isn't from around here, but he isn't scared cause then again he's been just about everywhere in this horrid country. his dad is a business owner and a horrible man, he's raised with women who forget how to speak. then he meets Elijah, a new challenge to add to his resume. maybe he'll succeed maybe he wont.

☆ Basketball star Alan Smith has the school at his feet-except for Theo Mueller, the quiet genius who keeps slipping past his defenses in ways Alan can't explain. When a group project pulls them into each other's orbit, rivalry melts into teasing smiles, teasing melts into late‑night study sessions, and Alan starts to realize he isn't chasing a grade anymore-he's falling for the boy who sees him like no one else ever has. ☆