This story focuses on the lives of Tilo Garcia and Phoenix Rivera who have lived very different lives so far.
Tilo Garcia is 15 years old, having grown up all his life in a the safe small little town of Jefferson Hills. He's the son of two hard working, loving parents, and the middle child of 3. With his 2 cats, he's living a pretty average life. He got his best friend, a fun group of friends around, a social status thanks to being on the soccer team, and a nice new job at a café, earning his first own bucks of money. Basically, his life so far meant nothing but safety.
Phoenix Rivera is 16 years old, being born and raised in the neighborhood of Ravenwood, a dangerous one of the biggest city nearby. Gangs, drugs, poverty, sex, criminals are what rules Ravenwood. Police? Never heard of it. Phoenix grew up there with his mom and his older brother Kieran. And it may be a broken life they live, but at least the three of them are family. At least they get to live. That is until Kieran loses even that right, leaving Phoenix and his mother heartbroken. His mother, who was so hard-working and always there for her kids, can't deal with the loss of her older son, turning to drugs and loosing work. Phoenix eventually gets taken in by the foster care system, being put through it, before landing with a gay couple in a quiet town called Jefferson Hills.
When Phoenix needs to go back to school now, what will happen to him? Will he meet friends or enemies, or even lovers? Will Tilo like him, despise him, love him?
BOOK ONE OF BBATE TRILOGY
YOU ARE BEING WARNED! Grammar is horrible, shit drags on. I wrote this at 12 when I discovered I was gay and wanted to let out a lot of my own trauma and emotions; so, shit drags on, it's confusing, and it SUCKS! You're being warned!!!
I am keeping the original up, but I'm going to be rewriting the original and posting a new one!
Zane, an 18-year-old depressed gay 'bad boy', has been through a lot in his life that causes a lot of problems.
Shane, a 17-year-old who Is gay, is bullied for being Emo and later on for being gay.
What happens when these two strangers meet at school during a fight? Will they find love and be happy together, or will others get in the way? Can Zane finally surpass his past? What happens when Zane's past catches up to him? Can Shane help his love through all the past traumas and the new ones? Can Shane better himself? Can he fix a past mistake? Can these two stay together and be happy, or will things happen to pull them apart for good? FIND OUT BY READING THE STORY!
This is not a slow-burn romance, everything happens pretty fast, so be prepared. The first few chapters seem happy, but then there's a roller-coaster of events. I put some of my own trauma and life events into this, so please be kind.