This is a story about a boy with nothing but a fake smile, and how he wished for his life to change. And this is a story about a boy who came along and did just that.
Louis Tomlinson is a college drop-out who sings in a two-man band at random bars on weeknights. He has no skills, no qualifications, and he lives with his best-friend Zayn in a crappy flat on the wrong side of town. He had no money – hence the reason he was working his ass off performing every night – and all he ever wished for was plenty of it. So, with that wish tucked in the back of his mind, he took every opportunity to perform. Most nights were the same; a lazy crowd with a small applause who sit on bar stools watching the football – they paid hardly any attention.
But, one night, that all changed.
Harry Styles is an eighteen year-old bartender who works at ROBINS BAR by the force of his father. His life seems pointless to him; he doesn’t do anything with it, since everything he ever he does is wrong. He was shy, innocent and pure – everything his parents weren’t – and he guarded a secret with his life. Teenagers in the neighbourhood had labelled Harry as many things. Mainly ‘fag’ or ‘homo’ due to the fact he was far more feminine than all the other boys his age. And slowly, that began to get to him.
However, as he began his second shift, he met someone who changed his entire world forever – but will it change for better, or for worse?
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