Each chapter is based off a song from the album. The stories are a combination of my interpretations, things Troye has said about the songs, and things that I believe fit with the songs. Troye's boyfriend in this story will remain anonymous, so you can picture him as Tyler Oakley or Connor Franta, or anyone else, but there will be nothing specifically relating to troyler or tronnor. If you would like to imagine either ship, this is an AU where they grow up together. There are no triggering contents in this story, but it will be emotional. How can it not be? most of the songs on BN are really sad. I hope you enjoy!

"I don't fall in love. I stumble, tumble and while I try to regain my balance I trip face-flat on the ground "

I have this friend, he likes to call me at 4 am when he's had nightmares, because I'll calm him down. - 'Maybe life isn't as bad as it seems?' 'Wow thank you, I am cured, you should write a book' - warnings: smut, angst, a lot of references, fluff

inspired by the wild ft. alessia cara music video. we find each other in the margins we create, under street lights & on street corners. the spaces we forge together become sacred & safe, our very own microcosm. we can indulge in this feeling even though we've been taught not to, & we hold hands & we dance & we kiss. this is our chosen family.

Voices, familiar and sweet, something both Troye and Connor are used to. Troye lives in Australia and has never thought it strange that he had made best friends with the voice inside his head. Until now the boy was just a fragment of his imagination, something to comfort himself in times of trouble. Connor lives in America and despite being the more cynical of the two also never found it weird that he had made a connection with the foreign boy in his head. But then when Connor and Troye meet for the first time on a family vacation they find out that maybe everything wasn't as simple as it seemed. After all, how could the boy you thought up and talked to for 16 years suddenly be real? SHORT STORY lol

"Let me tell you the story, about what happens when a heart as cold as ice meets one made of gold." What happens to the things that nobody can remember? Are they forgotten? Did they mean anything at all? Did they even exist at some point? All his life, Connor has been told that he must forget. That he must let go and move on, and live the life he has been gifted with, even after the tragedy. But Connor doesn't want that. He keeps in mind the same series of noises over and over, every day, just to get by and to convince himself that it wasn't just a dream. That it happened. That it was real. That he was real. For the past ten years he has been moving from place to place, with barely any interest to accommodate himself. That is until he reaches that town... and meets him. Funny, how it works in the ways of the heart.

"He's my best friend." highest rank: #237

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)

Connor Joel Franta - high school badass and player. Everyone knew that you shouldn't fall in love with him -- you'd be a fool to do that. He is a player. He reels you in with his charm and sweet looks, but then he goes and breaks your heart after the entire thing between you guys turns out to be fake. A mind game, at that. The new boy, Troye Sivan Mellet, was an exchange student from Perth, and so he didn't know any better. He didn't know about Connor. And so, Troye falls head over heels for the boy. Maybe somehow, Troye can fix him, stopping these stupid mind games. Maybe he wouldn't be such a fool to date Connor after all. Maybe he would. Read to find out~ {#696 in Fanfiction -- Highest ranking} © 2016 by bluetroyee. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

connor franta thought he knew everything there was to know about the residents of the slow little town of ivywood, pennsylvania. troye mellet thought that he'd never know what it felt like to be home, especially oceans away from half of his family. when two hearts that shouldn't have anything in common manage to collide, they're both proven wrong. candid polaroids, kisses beneath whispering trees, baby goats, and lovingly painted constellations follow.