Josh, your perfect example of a 17 year old boy in your everyday life. But he's the type to hide his true feelings from people around him. Family issues, lack of confidence and a regrettable past, he struggles through life trying to hold on to sanity, pining for that one person he loves but cannot have.
Chris, not your everyday 17 year old boy. He's quiet, cold and empty. But with his traumatic past, can you really blame him? Looking for that one person who he can love and trust again, to mend his frozen heart, he trudges along his life every day, dying bit by bit.
What happens when one of them falls in love with the other? Can the other overcome his fears and learn to love again?
This isn't your simple boy meets boy love story. This is a story about the emotional roller coaster that is life.
Voted #161 in Teen Fiction (27-11-17)
Samuel always has been fortunate enough to enjoy a seamless and comfortable life. He had it all. Good grades, aspirations to become a doctor like his dad and the company of the coolest stoner friend group.
However, his good fortune came to an abrupt halt when his family moved to a new town where he has to finish his last year at a new school.
In addition to his challenges of finding new friends as an introvert, befriending the wrong kinds of people, living up to his parents' expectations, staying away from drugs and fighting anxiety and guilt, Samuel finds himself questioning his sexuality upon meeting Austin, the infamous loner from his class.
⚠️ Content warning ⚠️
Please be aware that this story contains a lot of heavy topics that might be triggering.