James:
Despite being the prince of England, James is far from receiving the royal treatment. His mother, the queen, is not only abusive but also manipulative and controlling. James is confined to the attic and subjected to starvation as a form of punishment. He is treated as if he is insignificant, except when there is an important event where his mother pretends to care about him. When James gathers the courage to come out to his family, his mother reacts with disapproval, forbidding him from pursuing his true identity and insisting that he will marry a princess.
James is incredibly loyal, determined, and charming. He possesses a strong sense of adventure and has always dreamed of exploring the world and making up for the
experiences he missed out on during his childhood.
One day James has enough of his mother and decides to escape, he comes across a small village where he meets a young boy named Charlie.
Charlie:
Charlie, a young boy from a small village, has grown up practically on his own as his parents are rarely present. Despite this, he has developed a deep love for school, cherishes spending time with his friends, and enjoys playing football. Charlie's caring nature shines through as he is protective, affectionate, and intelligent. He consistently prioritizes the needs of others above his own. Charlie is surrounded by a bunch of friends, but unfortunately, they aren't the type of people you'd want to hang out with. They're rude, annoying idiots who derive pleasure from bullying others. Charlie is well aware of their true nature, but he considers them as his friends nonetheless. However, everything changes when Charlie crosses paths with James. Unlike his other friends, James stands out from the crowd. He possesses genuine kindness and cares for Charlie in a way that goes beyond comprehension.
Billy Miller is not gay. He's not even sure he's anything at all because he doesn't like people. But that's alright. His parents, his fish and his clingy neighbor he can't quite get rid of since middle school are enough for him. For now.
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Billy is a Junior in high school and he likes to think he's pretty cool. He enjoys making lists and he adores animals. He doesn't bother people and people don't bother him back, at least that's what he would expect. Until, as he hides in a closet at a party he was forcefully dragged in, he witnesses two boys french-kissing in there. One of them is Tavish McCloud. The other, it doesn't matter.
Billy's mind spins and spins. Tavish is a perplexing hot mess that Billy doesn't know much about. His only choice is to make a list.
- He knows his name is pronounced as Thomas.
- He knows he's tall and handsome.
- He knows he's Scottish.
- He knows he's a senior with two grade retentions.
- He knows he partakes in a crazy amount of lifting competitions.
- He knows he has won a crazy amount of lifting competitions as well.
- He knows he might enter the Olympics in a few years; everyone has been talking about it at school.
- He knows he's hotheaded; everyone talks about it too, but behind closed doors.
- He knows he has fucking nice hands.
And, what he doesn't know yet but he's about to learn soon, Tavish can be annoying as fuck when he makes pestering you his life mission.
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Somebody's in the closet.
Somebody hasn't even had the courage nor the will to step into the closet.
That makes for a pretty neat love story.