Austin, Phil, Tino, Aaron.
Aaron, Tino, Phil, Austin.
Four guys, one tight friendship. These four guys have been building their empire since grade school. They're that one gang of friends that are constantly together. The bromance in school that will never break up. Well, what happens when the unbreakable, breaks?
Austin, Phil, Tino, Aaron. The most popular guys in school. It's their last year in Orange County High, and they wanna make it the best of them all. Throwing parties, staying out late, the whole nine yards. But when Phil's brother, Emilio, starts dating a new, intriguing ginger guy named Alan Ashby, Austin's eyes begin to wander a little bit too far off the edge.
Instead of drooling over girls with bubble butts, he's drooling over a guy. Who's dating his best friend's brother! When the stars align, and these two end up naked in a stranger's bed, the moment gets a little bit awkward. But the real question is, what's more important? His love, or his unbreakable bromance?
Jared Abitol is ugly, past his prime, and desperate for love.
Years of being hyper-aware of his own looks have made Jared develop social anxiety. When you look like Jared, love isn't easy to find. Jared might not have the looks or confidence, but he has the money, so giving up on love and settling for the next best thing, physical intimacy, is all he can do.
With the help of a colleague, Jared reaches an agreement with a college-age youth called Darnell Miller. Jared pays his college fees and rent, while Darnell puts up with shitty sex with an older man.
Sounds simple enough, doesn't it?
It's not.
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Cover by @nolakepner
[NaNoWriMo winner, November 2018.]