Hayden is abused by his father in more ways than one, as punishment for him being gay. He is bullied at school and an outcast among the entire town. Why? He wishes he knew. Austin has always been a popular guy, he has been open with his being gay and is a great person with a great life, perhaps he will save younger boy Haden from his father and the rest of the town? (BXB DON'T LIKE DON'T READ) *I OWN NONE OF THE PICTURES*

Oliver Acre's hope is hanging from a thread. A thin one. He's lost his mother to cancer, he's lost his father to anger and sorrow, and not a single one of his friends are still there for him. None, except for Tobias. He loves Tobias more than he cares for himself, and to be with him would make all the hardships and pain in his life worth it. There's only one problem. Tobias is in love with someone else. And since the only thing that makes Oliver happy is seeing Tobias happy, he is willing to stand by and help him be happy with someone else.

When Oliver's mother dies he's scared into not talking. He hasn't talked for the past 11 years. Having to deal with getting beatings from his father and moving to a new house will he ever talk again?

Kidnapped in the past by someone he thought loved him, tortured for many days, and literally scarred beyond belief; Damon has learned many hurtful things about the human nature. People had never looked at him the same, for scars had wrapped around his entire body. No one exactly knew that though, they only knew of the one carved into his face. He now realized that in most eyes, it's about the looks, not the personality. It should be the other way around. It really should. He basically hates life. His parents were always abusive towards him, before the kidnapping, that is. They didn't even comfort him when he was found. Damon was left alone in the world, trying to lock his feelings deep within himself and struggle to keep on living. Well, until that one day came where a person did not care about the looks. To Lexan Zanders, it was about the personality. *Long story, long chapters.

Nico isn't enjoying this whole ride called "life". Then again he hated roller coasters and anything that made him panic as a whole. He thought life couldn't get any worse, but with him causing a fallout between him and his best friend, and only friend, Matty, life just doesn't seem worth living anymore. (TRIGGER WARNING!: This story touches on themes related to mental illness and eating disorders such as depression, anxiety, and anorexia. If the mention of these are any triggers to anyone, I suggest not reading the book. There is also a lot of vulgar language and mentions of drug and alcohol abuse.)

Junior year hasn't started very well for Ives Fay; his father passed away over the summer and he's still having trouble accepting it, his mother is dealing with her own depression by chain-smoking and drinking, his sister finds it necessary to sleep with every guy she can in order to deal with her own emotions, and he has an androgynous stalker who comes to school as a guy one day and a girl the next. It's all really messing with his mind. So he finds his escape in self-mutilation and bottles of alcohol stashed in his closet, hoping that the temporary fix will somehow become permanent. Then, when he's on a fast track to an early end, he meets Tomi, a guy so much like himself, but so very different. Could their nearly instant friendship be enough to save Ives from his dangerous path? And could Tomi give enough to be Ives' saving grace? Or will Tomi's own troubles prevent either of them from ever finding happiness?