It was a pretty tough pill to swallow.

Ian didn't even bother trying.

Chapter 1: DenialIan scratched his head with his pencil as his pale blue eyes glared down at his textbook. He then glanced over to his assignment and realized he hadn't even finished the first sentence on number one. "God, I frickin' hate word problems," he muttered, flipping ( Read more... )

Ian thought back to those days of confusion and emotional suppression with mixed emotions. High school hadn’t exactly been a walk in the park, but he and Anthony had finally hit it big when one of their videos had gone viral like they had never expected, the results of which had, in turn, left him feeling exhilarated and accomplished for once in ( Read more... )

"What are you thankful for, Ian?" All eyes turned to the bowl-haired, blue eyed man sitting at the end of the table lavished with much more food than Ian and his family could ever handle in one sitting. Ian's eyes quickly darted across the faces of his mother, father, sister, and her husband, before finally landing on his best friend of almost ( Read more... )

Denial can sometimes eat away at a person, making them turn away from the truth in anger ( Read more... )

It was a pretty tough pill to swallow.

Ian didn't even bother trying.

Chapter 1: DenialIan scratched his head with his pencil as his pale blue eyes glared down at his textbook. He then glanced over to his assignment and realized he hadn't even finished the first sentence on number one. "God, I frickin' hate word problems," he muttered, flipping ( Read more... )

Prologue

Ian Hecox had fully convinced himself he was crazy. There was no longer any denying it. He truly believed he was 100% insane.

It was the only explanation for what his mind had for years been trying to convince him and finally once and for all accepted; that he was in love with Anthony Padilla.

His best friend.

A man.

How did this happen? He ( Read more... )

When a normal person thinks of a date, they would usually think of something, well... normal. Dinner, maybe a movie or a drive to a local park or something that would impress his date. Lunch dates were alright too.

Whenever Anthony thought of a date though, it consisted of a trip to the local Chuck E. Cheese first.

Anthony sat restlessly at a table ( Read more... )

"Anthony?"

"Sup."

"C-Can I ask you a question?" Ian asked a little awkwardly.

"Uh, sure. Go ahead."

"It's kind of weird."

Anthony paused for a moment. "Okay..."

Ian took a deep breath.

"I mean, I don't want to sound weird or anything."

"Well you already said it was kind of weird," Anthony recalled.

"No, I-I mean it's just... I dunno. Strange."

"Alright. What ( Read more... )