A Shot At The Truth

Yes i pulled this love trope straight out of my ass so what ex military x fbi agent The year is 2017. After five long years in the U.S. Army, 21-year-old Blaze Cory Lawless-a Hispanic and Korean young man with striking brunet hair and dark eyes-returns home to Georgia. Five years prior, at 17, Blaze's parents sent him to the military as a "punishment" for substance abuse, hoping it would make him a man, but it only fueled his hidden death wish. Now, he is back, a veteran hardened by a journey that made his hidden struggles worse.Homecoming is stifling. His mother immediately pushes for him to find a nice wife, and his father is aggressively matchmaking with Nova lia Brave, a 22-year-old family friend. What his parents don't know is that Blaze is homosexual, a truth he discovered and feared revealing while surrounded by men he found attractive in the military.The story hits a turning point when Blaze attends a high school reunion and re-encounters his old best friend, 22-year-old Axel Apollo Star. Formerly a scrawny, bullied kid with a janitor father, Axel has transformed into a 6'1" muscular man wearing a tight compression shirt. While Axel projects a "cool guy" image and works in law enforcement, he secretly loves pink and cats. Seeing his old friend, Blaze finds himself instantly blushing-a rare loss of composure-and feels the embers of a new, unexpected love story against the backdrop of his forced, traditional life.Key Themes: Homecoming, LGBTQ+ coming-of-age in 2016,