A closet gay football jock, pretends to be gay because of his reputation, so he plays around with girls but never sleeps with them. somehow, the straight mask he's always worn so perfectly well is slowly crumbling
and he finds himself openly staring at the bodies of his teammates in the locker room.
His bestfriend Braeden is the football captain and he doesnt know he's gay, though he's not a homophobe, he isnt comfortable around gay people either, so Tyler doesn't want to jeopardize their friendship by coming out. Tyler has no crush on his bestfriend or anyone else, infact he's a virgin both ways.
Tyler may have slipped up and given some of the team members reason to question his sexuality, so they make a plan to find out, Braeden included, though he argues that Tyler isnt gay and the teammates are just being delusional, he then makes himself the bait in order to prove them wrong.
Tyler having no clue about what's going on, walks straight into the trap. Unable to fight his gay side any longer, he finally gives in and does the one thing he vowed never to do in his life....
Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option.
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Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her...
Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault.
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