Thomas had many many sides excluding the ones he had shown on screen and he had even met a few of them that preferred to stay off-screen. In fact, he had so many aspects of his personality it was easier on the mind to categorize them. For instance, one may use the terms so delightfully put together by Roman himself. Thomas had "Dark Sides" and "Light Sides" there were even a few that fit in between and deemed themselves the "Gradients."
The gradients were outsiders, sides who very few trusted as they did not fit into either group. They were different, complex, and completely unpredictable. This is why so few sides are deemed themselves "gradient." I mean, who wants to be outcasted by the 80% majority of the mindscape!? Yeah, it's much better to pretend to fit in their petty definitions of "light" and "dark" than to live alone with nobody to lean one. Then again, is it?
Oh, did that start to get personal? Sorry, I have a habit of forgetting to stay in third person professional. Harm's been done now so why even try anymore? My name's Virgil Empathy Sanders, welcome to my story.
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Patton, Logan, Roman, Virgil, and Deceit belong to Thomas Sanders
Luke has been in love with his best friend, Taylor, for too long now and it's getting difficult to be around him. He knows it's time to move on and find someone who can make him happy, but he feels like that will never happen, not with the way Taylor has his heart...
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Being in love with your best friend is hard. Luke Peterson knows this better than anyone else, as he's agonized over his feelings for Taylor Schofield for the past five years. So when he meets the handsome and confident Will Carson who wants to help him get over Taylor, it seems like the perfect chance for him to move on. But can Luke truly give Will a chance? Or will his heart always belong to his best friend?
Content and trigger warning: This story contains descriptions of suicide and homophobia.
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Cover designed by Holly Thurston