Kellin Quinn was a name no one heard. He is a loner, a nobody. No one cared when he moved schools. No one cared about the mysterious bruises and cuts on his body. No one cared when he was hospitalized for something his father did to him. He always thought no one cared for him. It's just how his life always went. So how does he cope when someone tries to show that they care about him? Will he be able to let them in or will he push them away? - - - This story may be triggering to some readers. This story does have self-harm, abuse, rape (not detailed. It happens twice), mentions of rape, and an abortion. The chapters where these happen will have two asterisks(**) next to the title. If it is mentioned in the chapter I will put a single asterisk(*) beside the title.

Vic Fuentes is an oral deaf. Which means, he's deaf, but he talks. Only rarely to his choice. In his family, they treat him differently because of his hearing. They treat him like a baby, and he hates it. He talks to people by reading their lips. Vic is new to Mountain View High School. He had transferred because of a bullying situation. Kellin Quinn, is the school clown. He'll make a joke here and there to lessen the beating might get from the school bullies. He gets picked on and called names, but hides that with a smile and a joke. He's that kid, the one that worries about everyone else but him. Kellin accidentally bumps into Vic in the hallway and makes a joke looking at his shoes. Vic not hearing what he says asks him to repeat it. Will that one question bring them together? (Of course it will, it's a fanfic.)

Vic is a shy boy who feels he doesn't quite belong. He feels alone in the world. While on the other hand, Kellin is the new boy who can never escape being the centre of attention. After envying each other and admiring from afar, what happens when they meet for the first time at the biggest party of the year? The outcome will change the way they both think forever.

✘ [first book in the series.] the one where cute and innocent vic fuentes follows the advice of his best friend jenna, and writes a love note to the gregarious, pretty faced moron, kellin quinn. ❝i placed my ice cream tub back on the table, before curling up into a ball on top of one of my fluffy, monumental pillows. i hugged it, like my life depended on it, my chest heaving in sobs, all because of one boy.❞ © tesfuen ✧ fuentabulous