In the bustling University of Lumiere, Nathaniel Martel Villacuertes, a disciplined 4th year student, and Xayl Hills Alfonso, a rebellious 1st year student with a talent for electric guitar, find their paths intertwining. Xayl harbors unrequited feelings for his childhood friend Ayeisha, who is a proud lesbian(lol). When Nathaniel enters Xayl's life, a slow-burning romance develops, despite obstacles such as Nathaniel's responsibilities and Xayl's self-destructive tendencies. Together, they navigate love, acceptance, and the realization that sometimes, the most unexpected connections are the most electric.
βI know you love God or whatever, but I want to do the most unholy things to you.β
Small towns harbor two types of people: those that live and die within the confines of it, and those that get the hell out while they can.
Hudson is one of the lucky few with the means to pack his bags and run as fast as he can once he graduates high school. Although he can't quite cut ties with his family and leave his past in the past, he can take advantage of a fresh start in the city that never sleeps: New York City. College is a chance for Hudson to find out who he really is--and who he wants to be. He's a good boy with a religious knack and a girlfriend back home who doesn't mind that he's saving himself for marriage.
His deepest secret that he likes men is neither new nor surprising, more so downright despicable. Damnable, even.
When he meets Zane, an eccentric friend of his roommate, his entire earth is turned on its axis and the life he thought he wanted vanishes. Zane opens his eyes to a world of freedom full of lust and sin.
And for the love of all things holy, he likes it.