Our Life In The Shadows

It's September 3rd, 2001, the first day of the 2001-2002 school year at the Center City STEM Academy. Daniel Michaels is a freshman with exceptional math abilities but struggles with writing and social skills. Andy Reed-Castelló is a sophomore who excels in all his classes and dreams of going into the medical field but has no friends ever since he was outed as gay when he was a freshman. However, when they meet everything changes, they find comfort in each other and start to confide and protect each other. They also develop feelings for each other, feelings that have to stay a secret between them and a few others, romantic feelings. They fear being disowned by their families if their love is found out so they decide there's only one way to pursue their love, pursue it the shadows where nobody can see them.