connor went missing, making him the cities biggest mystery. troye loves mysteries.

the one where connor's parents are divorced and troye is connor's stepsisters best friend.

Troye Mellet is not popular. He's middle class in the teenage hierarchy and the head of the bitter kids. Cocky "populars" and superficial teens are his enemies, and high-school society his hell. But, behind the social ruse that is his hatred, there is a deep sadness. Loneliness; bottled and festering into complete misery. Connor Franta is popular, and he is weighed down by that label. He's the shyest one of his group, the vulnerable one, the easiest one to tease. Terrified of losing his "friends," even with their constant bullying, Connor's life is a whirlwind of anxiety. He's miserable, but the idea of sitting alone at lunch shakes him to his core. When a group of underdog teachers notice their unfortunate similarities, these seemingly polar opposites are brought together. Both boys find life-altering answers, love and comfort within a person they've been trained to hate. After all, since when did the truest kind of love care about status? TW: self-harm, eating disorders, talk of suicide, gun violence, smoking. (Nothing to the extent of a mature content filter)

"why do you like water so much?" "it reminds me that i have the option of drowning and escaping this life."

And he focused on the sound of the rain, rather than the voice of the person in front of him. Just another person who was trying to figure him out. Just another person who would fail. -- In which Connor is shutting the world out and Troye is a therapist (and a friend?)

A.U. where every one is born with an individual tattoo on their skin, and time someone falls in love, the tattoo of the person they love appears on their body somewhere.