Jacob Sanders, also known as Jake, is the captain of his football team, one of the best swimmers on the swim team and has a small tight knit group of friends that rule East Mountain High School. The teachers know him as the boy that struggles to focus in class. He does well on a sports field but doesn't pay mind to his own grades. His friends know him as being a goofy well hearted boy who gets cocky from time to time, but they also know that he must be keeping something from them because they have never been allowed at his home. The rest of the school population view him as the leader of the school hierarchy and to step out of his way when he is walking down the hall.
This is not the real Jacob Sanders, the real Jacob Sanders likes to sit on the couch in footie pyjamas, painting his nails in pale colours and watch Disney movies. This is the boy that his family grew to love and respect. This is the boy who has pink coloured walls and fairy lights in his bedroom. This is the boy who would rather drink a fruity cocktail than chug a beer. This is the boy he loves. This is the boy that Jacob Sanders wants to be.
Jacob Sanders wants the best of both worlds, he loves his sports but he loves his femininity too. He wants people to see that there is more to being a jock than what people think. He wants people to see that it's perfectly fine to break down the barriers of stereotypes that society has put in place. He wants to break his own standards.
There are just a few problems.
One, none of his friends know that he's gay let alone likes to paint his nails in his favourite shade called 'baby peach'.
Two, he is absolutely terrified of what his peers will think of him.
And three, he doesn't want to lose everything he has built over the years. As much as he wants to showcase his true colours, he doesn't want to become bullied and ridiculed.
But what happens when Jacob meets one of the school's smartest pupils, Caleb Andrews, and he starts breaking down the standards Jacob has placed?
What happens when Jacob falls head over heels for Caleb?
Does Jacob let the world see his true self?
Can Caleb help Jacob to no longer feel afraid?
Will Jacob break society's standards of what a typical jock should be?
Guess we will just have to wait and see.
