Actions Speak Louder than Words (Originally on @CielElric)
thesecretwriter888
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thesecretwriter888
Ongoing, First published Mar 22, 2018
anxietydisorderhighschooloriginalromanceselectivemutismshyboyshyloveshynesssteenagersteenromanceyoungadult
High school junior, Gavin Taylor gets a fresh start when he and his mom move to a new town and he starts his junior year of high school as a new student. Gavin has social anxiety and selective mutism, which caused him to not be very popular at his previous high school. Gavin has a goal to be a normal high school boy and make friends, join a club, and have the ability to speak to people without using an app on his phone. How does Gavin handle a crush with the most mysterious girl in school when he can't even talk to her? Can he express his feelings through actions, or will he have to get over his fears and talk to her?

Story, characters, and idea are all mine. 

⚠️Warning ⚠️ : there may be a few topics that make people uncomfortable 

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Going Nowhere Fast

31 parts Complete

Life has never been easy for 16-year-old Billie. His dad is dead. His mom won't talk to him, and the people who he thought once cared for him are now desperately trying to ruin his life for revenge. Rumors of a conspiracy meant to destroy Billie's reputation start to flood his high school, and the only person who believes in his innocence is a total stranger who was watching him from the woods that day. 17-year-old Scarlet is bored with her life. Her overbearing parents try to contain her unpredictable behavior, but she is too curious and clever to not follow the things in life that catch her interests, and she has many. While executing a poorly thought out plan to investigate the town weirdo, she stumbles upon something much stranger: his awkward, emo next door neighbor. She saw what happened, and she saw what didn't happen. When she hears the accusations made against him, she takes it upon herself to free them both from their stupid, Washington town. (Odd number chapters are Billie's POV Even number chapters are Scarlet's POV) ----- This is my first story. I hope someone likes it. Okay. Thanks. ***Trigger warning ***: self harm, sexual assault

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