(All art drawn by me)
Set In the small college town of Pinehurst, Wyoming in early-mid 2012. Nathan Eriksson, a closeted bisexual with overbearing internalized homophobia slowly falls for the outspoken gay man on campus, Graham Eide after running into him, quite literally in the Hall 28 stairwell, an awkward accident resulted in them interacting face-to-face for the first time in over a year, noticing each other nonstop around campus and outside afterward as if the universe was somehow bringing them together as friends-- maybe more.
A year prior, During Graham's first year of college word got out that he was gay, it quickly spread around campus due to Megan Fujikawa-Katz, a girl with a popular campus gossip blog getting a hold of the information, her best friend Nathan twisting the knife further by encouraging and participating in verbally harassing Graham relentlessly, never getting physical but not in a hurry to stop anyone from physically hurting Graham. But after a while, he slowly forgot about Graham, of course, he was in the back of his head, not for any weird reason but how anyone would think about someone they "Disliked." But to his surprise, after an entire year and about 3 months had passed since, Nathan on his way to work on an art project outside trips and stumbles over someone sitting on the dormitory stairs, thudding down the rest of the cement steps down to the bottom, his eyes blurred before finally focusing on the man standing over him, watching his long brown hair hanging in front of his face as he bent down to see if he was okay. An annoyed scowl slowly emerged on Nathan's face after realizing who it was.
Connor Johnson seems like an ordinary boy on the outside, but on the inside he's plagued by depression, an eating disorder and complex anxiety. So what happens when he finally hits the end of the line and is forcibly sent to a home for troubled boys? Where love runs rampant in the air and tensions soar as high as the clouds.
TW's (these will not be included at the start of chapters so take this as a final warning)
Anorexia & Eating Disorder
Self Harm
Drug Abuse
Abuse
Smut
PTSD
Hallucinations/Schizophrenia
Suicidal Thoughts & Ideation
Hospitals
Anxiety
Slow Burn
This story is NOT promoting, encouraging, romanticising or glorifying topics such as abuse, suicide, self harm, disordered eating, sexual abuse/misconduct or anything like that, it is just showing what the affects of it can be like especially for LGBT+ young people. Please be respectful in the comments and if anyone is struggling do reach out for support!