Liam was the first openly gay kid in his school in Wolverhampton. He was extremely brave to do so, but the other kids didn't see it that way. After months of bullying and abuse, Liam's parents send him and his best friend Danielle on a much needed summer holiday.
While on holiday, Liam meets Harry.
Harry is sweet, open, beautiful, and everything Liam could ever wish for.
Although Liam and Harry's summer fling is short lived, it is memorable to say the least.
One year later, Liam's mother is relocated and he must move to a new town and start a new life...and a new school. In Cheshire, Liam meets new friends and has lots of new experiences, but when he sees he is in the same school as Harry, he doesn't know what to think. He soon finds Harry is not the same person he thought he was, but just the opposite.
when harry starts at a new school for his senior year, he's determined to hide his sexuality from his classmates. then he meets his best friends, and everything changes -- for better, for worse, and for complicated.
(or: two teenage boys come to terms with who they are and who they can be when they're together.)
[August 2018-October 2020]
word count: 65,000 words
trigger warnings: bullying, minor violence, homophobic language, self harm, mentions of rape, emotional abuse, domestic neglect