Take Pride - boyxboy

"How did you know you were gay?"

"I won't lie to you, I saw my best friend naked." I said with a smirk on my face, winking.

.

"Addison?" Papa called. "Guess who is back in town? Arnold Dayton, that friend of yours!"

"He is no friend of mine."

"But, Addi he -" Dad said as he followed me down the hallway, after he heard me speak to Papa.

"No, Dad. Never." I said slamming my bedroom door in her face before I broke down, sobbing into my pillow.

(Warning: This book includes self-harm, rape/assault, triggering themes, dark humor, gay relations/sex. It will be graphic and detailed, not vague. If you dm (private message) me I will respond with a more PG chapter for you.)

Elliot King, a sixteen year old trans boy, who just recently got expelled from a private school in San Francisco for punching the living daylights out of a homophobic and trans phobic boy, just moved schools. He approached life with a negative attitude, a chip on his shoulder; picking fights with anybody for whatever reason. He struggles with intense ADD and has trouble focusing on the tasks in front of him, he fails almost every class. He arrives to this new school being told by his parents, "Elliot, it is a welcoming school. It is very kind." He doesn't believe that at all, I mean if you were getting insults everyday, would you?

Addison lives his life in fear, scared to walk from door to door. His day goes as planned: get up; go to school; go to the bookstore; football practice; home. One day, he met Dayton. He loves to read and write. Dayton used to ask out Addison everyday, getting rejected kindly everyday also. He grew angry at Addison for not wanting to be with him, ignoring his flirtations. One day, Addison tries to leave work when he notices his car broken down. Dayton drops him off at home only to come inside the house with him.

What happens when these two meet?

Addison is fearful of others while Elliot is fearful of himself. What happens when they room together?

Written by: Maggie