Tiny Dancer {Jalex}
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In highschool, a young Alex Gaskarth and Jack Barakat face the hurdles of life; Homophobia, abuse and more. This fic will maybe frustrate you - but what's a good story without a little fun and games?
Will Alex and Jack end up bracing their love, or will it all turn to ashes and dust?
Alex's Intro
When I was a boy, I used to ask my dad why aunty Maura and uncle Kevin weren't married, and he would always answer me; "Alex, have you ever seen a cat marry a mouse?" It seemed like a stupid, quite low humoured, joke when I was about 9 or 10. But when I finally turned 13 I had figured out that what he was trying to say was: "never marry a woman the complete opposite of you. Or else you'll probably be signing divorce papers before you can say 'I do'" so I've been trying to live by those rules by my whole life. So far I've done nothing to prove my father right.
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