Kyle has had a crush on Stan for the longest, but Stan loves Wendy. Kenny never spoke a word of how he feels toward Kyle. He never meant to make the existing triangle more complicated. After Stan's drunk out burst, Kyle finds himself in Kenny's comforting arms.

Samuel Brandt woke up with his thoughts written all over his body. His brother woke up with his head missing. His sister woke up to find that her skin would crack open unless she stayed in water. All of the other children in the secluded Iowa town of Oak Knoll woke up having undergone strange transformations. Now, they are all forced to live at 407 West Marshall Street, the mysterious house outside of town. With the new name of The Boy with Words for Skin, Samuel wants nothing more than to hide from his new life. He painfully and unpredictably sheds his skin, there is a Voice in the entryway closet that is often cruel, and-perhaps worst of all for a naturally shy boy-the other children look to him as a leader. As his seven-year-old brother struggles with their new life, as terrifying growls start to come from the pitch black basement, and as his feelings for a girl begin to grow, The Boy with Words for Skin realizes that he wants to change. He wants to put others first, learn from his peers, and let himself hope that things will get better. The Boy with Words for Skin is the first book in the 407 West Marshall Street series. Each book will advance the story but be told from a different character. Book 2 will be The Girl without Eyes.

While at a high school party, Stan gets drunk and accidentally confesses his love for Kyle.

My whole family is dead. Why? Because they believed in diversity, open-mindedness. A better... a better life than this. I stare up at the foreboding doors of the elven kingdom, a tall guardian against me. My first opponent. All emotion. All I once was is gone. Gone is Stanley Marshwalker, friend to all, and keeper of the peace. Replaced by the ranger, the warrior, with one mission, and one mission only. To see the Grand Wizard King, Eric Cartman, dead, with his head on a pike.

When the whole grade found out Kyle was interested in more than just females, he was lucky to have the few friends who never turned against him: Kenny McCormick, Bebe Stevens and Rebeca Cotswold. Part of the people who turned, was Kyle's once Super Best Friend, Stan Marsh. Who knew someone who'd been your friend since elementary school could turn out to be such a homophobic dickhead? Regardless of Kyle telling himself this every single day, he can't help but hold strong feelings for his ex-friend, feelings that will only result in him getting hurt.