Dan Howell, an 18 year-old troubled teenager, is just going through another dull day filled with routine, when all of a sudden, he bumps into someone who could just be the answer to his problems. After saving this mysterious person in just seven seconds, the two boys become close friends. But just when Dan realizes how lucky he is to have his new friend, Phil, to turn his life around in a positive direction, something terrible happens. And he only has seven seconds to fix it all.

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?

I was sweet love and burning loyalty. she was bright hopes and brave hearts. we were stardust and shadows, chasing angels and rattling stars like the universe could never break us. (my memories, dreams, hopes, fears; things that leave a mark on people)