nino394

This is a true story that happened between two teenage boys. I want to adapt it into a romance novel, and I would appreciate some writing advice.
          Friends for over six years (met him alone on crutches, didn’t want him to be lonely),
          
          holding him while he cried because his mom had cancer;
          leaning into each other skin to skin;
          after I was his first kiss;
          growing up together from 12 to 17;
          after I wrote a book for him;
          writing letters the summer his phone broke;
          after he kissed my scars;
          me holding him when his puppy died;
          monthly anniversaries, handmade and film gifts;
          being only close to each other;
          after promises made;
          taking each other to our grandparents’ graves;
          sharing our biggest secrets;
          feeling like our souls were tied;
          depending on each other like chemistry;
          after he promised he’d never hurt me;
          after he said I was only his;
          letters he wrote despite dyslexia;
          him walking miles in bad weather to see me;
          meeting each other’s families;
          watching fireworks together;
          going to the park together;
          first intimacy, me crying in his arms;
          me holding him while I thought he was dead;
          him giving me a Build-A-Bear saying he loved me;
          long phone calls;
          playing every game together;
          doing stupid things, forehead kisses;
          best friends and party partners;
          fighting over each other’s families;
          me secretly handing him homework;
          him sharing lunch every day so I wouldn’t fall behind;
          him carrying me when I was sick;
          telling him my biggest fears;
          planning a future together;
          building Sims and Minecraft worlds for us;
          him knowing my parents left me, I survived a school shooting, and watched a father figure die;
          him knowing how much I love him and everything I’d sacrifice for him;
          and him knowing I could never stop loving him.

monstergobleradj

Hello! I also wanted to thank you for making I Fell in Love with a Boy. I recently started getting confused feelings after meeting this boy from school, and I randomly stumbled across your work through Reddit. As Cole said, “everything is set to happen,” and honestly, I think I was meant to find your story.
          
          I’m 17, and reading your work really helped me understand and accept my feelings toward boys. It made me feel seen in a way I didn’t know I needed. Brax’s experiences and his journey of discovery were soooo accurate — I related to him so much. Some chapters felt like a mirror, reflecting my own experiences and emotions.
          
          Your story didn’t just entertain me, it helped me feel more at peace with who I am. I admire you so much for creating something so meaningful. Thank you for sharing your heart through your writing. I enjoyed it deeply and look forward to more of your works. Wishing you all the best :)

Flbronnie

Thank you so much for reading and all of the votes. I’m so glad you loved it and I love that it helped you and just made you feel seen and at peace. These kind of messages make me feel so whole so thank you. I hope things go well with that boy 
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LiPas004

Hey there! 
          
          I just wanted to quickly express my gratitude for your work, especially by the heartwarming way you told Brax and Cole's story.
          I got myself super involved, smirking and somehow even (happy) tears ran down my eyes during my reading sessions! I never cried like this before.
          
          I won't get into too much detail but I surely wasn't ready for all this. I took some weeks' breaks, re-read some bits and eventually realised I NEEDED to see this kind of pure, caring and, yeah, gay bonding, and realise it's actually possible. It was like a portrayal of my dream, but you basically put it all into words, so the palpability and its effects were just overwhelming to me., especially as a teenager boy myself going through some questioning.
          
          You might know where I'm going with this, but I can't thank you enough. After watching the YH movie for the first time I felt like I couldn't function properly for literal weeks, while thinking about everything I'm missing out on, and got myself wondering if anything similar was available. I know it was deliberately supposed to represent an "ideal" scenario, but your story's helped me understand myself better, even though I don't really wanna accept it, from the smallest details like the jokes, constant mutual reassurance and family support to the coming out, fights and everything about the homecoming.
          It was extremely sweet, the characters are all so memorable I don't think I'll ever forget, and I'm looking forward to your new pieces, whether they are brand new or "spin-offs" of this one (definitely would like to know what happens next tbh). Once again, thank you for bringing this to life, I'm sure it must've been some hard work, so I hope you know me and many others have appreciated it. I'm not sure how I'm gonna move on now knowing there are no more chapters left 

Flbronnie

Honeslty I’m left with no words reading this. I never thought I’d read something like this so thank you so much for enjoying and reading. Im extremely grateful I’m able to help in some way, because things do work out, things do get better, and through my own experience I was able to bring this book alive. I’m working on a new book which Im excited for and it will be released extremely soon! I also plan on coming back to Brax and Coles story as I love them so much. Thank you again for reading and the nice amazing words 
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