after his supposedly-straight childhood friend is outed to the entire school and ostracized from their entire community, river williams decides to re-kindle the friendship he once lost.
genre ; ya, romance, coming of age, lgbtq+
setting ; washington state, 2013-2014
themes ; homophobia, starting over, college preparation, coming to terms with one’s sexuality, person vs. self, person vs. person, isolation, loneliness, companionship, solidarity, the lines one will cross to protect their reputation, found family
currently drafting for watty’s submission
river williams — he/him, gay, seventeen ; the child of two warm, affectionate parents. a loner with an affinity for stealing cigarettes from his mother’s glove compartment. a bookworm with a dream of owning his own coffee shop.
harrison laughlin — he/him, gay, seventeen ; a boy with an inner war between who he is and who his parents want him to be. a skater that fell in love with the grumble of wheels on pavement before he fell in love with himself. a boy subject to torment for becoming himself.
jacob richardson — he/him, bisexual (closeted), eighteen ; the captain of the lacrosse team. he is bisexual, but closeted in order to protect his reputation on campus.
olivia van der woodsen — she/her, straight, seventeen ; harrison’s girlfriend (and ex-girlfriend). she is one of the only students at bellingham high to live outside of town in a neighboring upscale town.
details for characters have been omitted for sake of avoiding spoiling plot.
— C O N T E N T W A R N I N G S
homophobia, mentions of sexual assault, drug and alcohol use, sex
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