Cigarettes, lilac skies and poetry at 3am: sixteen-year-old Pietro ''Pit'' Rossi knows the adrenaline of feeling empty and infinite at the same time. With the reputation of a goofy idiot who doesn't care about anything at all, getting held back at school doesn't seem like a problem. But it is. Because Pit cares about everything, and he always cares too much. [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]

High school in the early 90s: it was before cell phones and social media, but the problems were the same. How do you get the guy you're interested in to notice you? What happens if you fall in love with your best friend? Why does physics class keep factoring into your love life? This novella is loosely based on my own high school experiences... but sort of an alternate version of them. You can only make one set of choices in life, so it's fun to explore what could have been - but wasn't - in fiction. Also, set in 1991-92, this is kind of a period piece now! In some ways it's a love letter to the teen books I read back in the 80s and 90s, in particular those by Ellen Conford and Paula Danzinger. I hope you enjoy it. This story was featured on Wattpad in 2016.

ummm so this story is a lil triggering my dudes, i started writing this back when i was a cringey tumblr boi who was obsessed w tøp and drugs and also was 14. im gonna try to continue it with my gained.. wisdom? idk a bitch has seen some things and i wanna get back into writing so enjoi. (Also about the story: basically they're both sad bois but one is a closet sad boi, hopefully they don't like actually obliterate eachother? who knows? maybe you should find out?

This poem changed me for the better. I have found,my shark. I hope you do too. <3 Much love- kendall