they wish they were us | conan gray
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  • Reads 2,250
  • Votes 80
  • Parts 32
  • Time 5h 58m
Ongoing, First published May 02, 2022
Mature
When Conan's childhood friend Noah Tanaka moves to his town, he hadn't expected *this*. Butterflies in his stomach, the urge to hold his friend's hand, kiss away the lame bruises on his cheek and wrap him into a hug so no rude remark can stain the red of his cheeks with salt. How can you go from eating to sand together to wanting to date someone? He really has it bad. And Noah probably doesn't. 

Noah Tanaka doesn't like crowds. He prefers to keep his friendships online and humans outside his life, thank you very much. It's not like anyone wants to be friends with him. They consider him a burden, autistic(sometimes goes non verbal) and rolls on his wheelchair instead of keeping up with people beside them. 

When the two meet again, sparks are flying but to Noah it feels too much like the cliche first love that always ends with a broken heart and he doesn't know how many more blows he can survive.
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