Ziri Meziani does not want friends. Born to an unremarkable town in southern England, Ziri spends most of his time in his head. His parents and his therapist tell him that he "shouldn't spend so much time alone", but to Ziri, other people are an inconvenience at best and a threat at worst. Unfortunately, Miles Hoàng is committed to getting on his nerves. GENRE: coming of age, teen bxb romance TROPES: the boy next door, reluctant lovers, tutoring COMP TITLES: The Perks of Being A Wallflower, The Black Flamingo featured in Wattpad: BxB Pride Spotlight featured in Wattpad: Written With Pride 2023 AMBY AWARDS WINNER in teen fiction featured in Ambassadors: Rainbow Fiction featured in Teen Fiction: LGBTQIAP+ Teens featured in lgbtq: BoyxBoy (YA) featured in FreeTheLGBT: Diverse Literature featured in StoriesUndiscovered: Tales Of The Heart featured in YaRomance: Unforgettable Firsts

" 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑛𝑜 𝑔𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑤𝑜𝑛 𝑏𝑦 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑟. " 𝑜𝑟 𝒉𝑖𝑔𝒉 𝑠𝑐𝒉𝑜𝑜𝑙 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑏𝑒 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒍𝒚 © picturesofgirIs , 2020

never fall in love with a girl named ezra jane.

He's a would-be college student stacking books in the local library. She's a high school senior nearing graduation. He leads a life of organized chaos and she's living by the book. He's free but all she can see are consequences. You can't control who you fall in love with. [To be published end of summer 2025. Stay tuned for details.]

They met in December.