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O N E S T E P C L O S E R

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d e d i c a t i o n

To Mom, who does not know that I am writing this story, nor is she interested to know what I write & keeps on reprimanding me not to write (because I just started college?) but supports me nonetheless.

To Dad, who does not care about what I write and pretends to rat me out but does not, because we have each other's back.

To my future self, so that I can smile and shake my head at my seventeen-year-old self, and give me the motivation to move forward.

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s y n o p s i s

ɪɴ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴀ ᴛᴇᴇɴᴀɢᴇ ʙᴏʏ ʙᴜʀᴅᴇɴᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴜɪʟᴛ ᴏꜰ ʜɪꜱ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ ʙᴇꜱᴛ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅ ʜᴇʟᴘꜱ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛᴇᴇɴᴀɢᴇ ʙᴏʏ ᴡʜᴏ ɪꜱ ꜱᴜɪᴄɪᴅᴀʟ

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N O T E F R O M T H E A U T H O R

* clears throat *

Hello, people! A very big thank you to all of you who clicked on this story of mine. This idea had been bugging me for a while and I decided to write it (so that I would not get scolded by Mom, for spacing out). Honestly, I find it hard to create a chemistry between straight characters than LGBTQ+ characters. I am straight (till now, yes!) but I love BL more than anything. Trust me, I know nothing of the hardships of someone who is closeted or someone who took the courageous step to come out. So, I had left it out of this story as much as I could.

Most of YA stories are coming of age, mentions suicide and depression. So, I have decided to keep this story as light-hearted as I can. In case of some toxicity in certain chapters, I will put out a warning at the top. So, keep your eyes peeled.

— Asmita

Other warnings included:

→ Humour: I think that I suck at this (most of the time), but I try and I have trying while I write this story. So, I will appreciate if you point me in the right direction. And maybe get a chance to meet your favourite actor?

→ Fluff: I suck at this, honestly. But I have put my heart while creating fluffy scenes (ahem!). I never had the courage to flirt with anyone, but I have come across guys who had flirted with me. And trust me, I have never put the effort to remember their cheesy pickups and those that I remember, I don't think I can translate them into English. (Born in Assam, India. MT- Bengali)

→ Friendship: I think I failed as a friend all through my life. So, those of still believe in true friends, look nowhere!

→ Family: Family is a big part of my life. My parents are supportive though they don't care what I write about. But they still support me. So, family takes a big part in this story.

→ B × B: I repeat, this is a BL story (if you haven't checked the tags yet). If you are not into this, feel free to leave.

→ Typos: They may appear here and there. But I try to keep it as clean as possible. A big shoutout to LanguageTool & my beloved MS Word.

Characters

» Ray Maverick

» Evan Kirks

» Dave Matthews

» Sally Carter

Update Schedule: New chapters on Monday, Wednesday & Friday.