What is the best way to keep a secret? "Tell it to everyone you know, but pretend you are kidding" - Lemony Snicket. It turned out that Snicket was painfully correct. By the time I reached P.E. after lunch on Monday, it was tipping over the edge of eighty degrees, and my red hoodie had been stuffed in the back of my locker since Brunch. I'd lost count of how many people had gaped at my arm with shocked expressions and open mouths, curious voices unsure of whether or not they wanted to know the answer asking, "Did you cut your arm?" By third period, I'd gotten so fucking sick of repeating the same excuse that my sarcastic asshole side had leaked out. So, I'd been responding to my classmates appalled questions with something along the lines of, "Yes, I cut myself." There was a kind of sick humor to it - technically, I was telling the truth. Not that anyone would ever know it. Cover cred to RazorbladeKissesx

"Please, just stop talking to me!" Alex said fiercely to Jack. "I'm sorry..." The younger boy whimpered. ~ Jack Barakat. He's 18, anorexic, alone, unassertive and submissive. He'll do whatever anyone tells him to do. It's his nature, though. He wants to please people. Alex Gaskarth, on the other hand, is a fierce 19 year old, never willing to back down, even after being diagnosed with Schizophrenia. Alex has been through a lot, and so has Jack. That's why they're both at a mental hospital. Jack can't seem to shake his past and his anorexia, while Alex needs to learn to control his anger and his panic attacks. What neither of them know is that they can repair each other. What happens when their personalities clash? Will they ever be able to find their true selves? Contains boyxboy material, swearing, smut, drugs, self harm, violence, night terrors and rape. May be triggering to some readers. ~~THIS IS A JALEX FANFICTION~~