What if you could hear them? The thoughts they deigned not reasonable enough to say out loud, the things not suitable for even a giggly teenage gossip conversation. Would it be a blessing or a curse? Troye, the unlucky teenager bestowed with this 'gift', thinks of it as a curse, with good reason. Do you know how hard it is to keep a relationship with someone when you know exactly what they think of you? Impossible. It's impossible. Or at least that's what Troye thinks, considering he's given up on even trying to make it work. He's different, people shun different. People hate different. And it's better to go under the radar, to be nothing, than to be hated. Right? Tyler, on the other hand, has taken a different approach to a similar problem. No, he can't 'read minds', but he does have a part of himself he doesn't want a soul to know about. He's quarterback, every girl's dream guy, an academic mastermind, and he's also gay. He's seen how different kids get treated, hell, he's been the one to treat them that way before. Why on Earth would he ever wish that on himself? No, it's easier to hide, to be someone you're not, than to be hated. Right?

Please note: This story is currently abandoned. There will not be any updates for the foreseeable future. Sorry! In a society where your DNA is recorded and matched with someone else's, you have no choice but to fall for the person you were destined to love. For Dan Howell, this is something he has waited all his life for. Or, at least, for as long as he turned his life around. Dan, who is happily paired with Phil Lester, continues to run from his previous life. But your past is always right behind you. A/N: This story started off as what was supposed to be a cute, extremely short story, but I enjoyed writing it too much and so continued it, so the first 7 parts will seem plot-less