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    Complete, First published Jun 14, 2018
    Everyone at school knows Andrew Jennings. Missing an arm. Openly gay. But when he meets star athlete Ryan Sullivan in therapy, can friendship lead to more?
        
                                                                              *****
        
        When Andrew 'Jacky' Jennings ends up in therapy after an English assignment gone wrong, he doesn't expect to find his high school's star athlete, Ryan Sullivan, sitting in the same waiting room. After all, he and Ryan couldn't be more different: football captain, future valedictorian, and all-around nice guy, Ryan is the school's golden boy, while Andrew is known for his permanent snarl, being openly gay, and losing his left arm (along with his father and sister) in a car accident. But when Andrew learns they actually have a lot in common, he's surprised to see past the enigma that is Ryan Sullivan and his seemingly perfect life. And as the two boys begin to connect over their shared grief, depression, and teenage angst, they might just discover a little pocket of happiness for themselves -- if they're willing to fight for it.
        
        [Word count: 100,000-150,000 words]
        
        Cover designed by Lily Taylor
        Please read the 'Introduction' for a full list of content/trigger warnings
    All Rights Reserved
    • angst
    • boyxboy
    • comingout
    • death
    • depression
    • disability
    • drama
    • family
    • gay
    • grief
    • highschool
    • lgbt
    • love
    • paidstories
    • relationship
    • romance
    • sports
    • student
    • teenfiction
    • teenromance
    • therapy
    • unlimitedpride
    • wattpride
    • writtenwithpride
    • youngadult
    angstboyxboycomingoutdeathdepressiondisabilitydramafamilygaygriefhighschoollgbtlovepaidstoriesrelationshipromancesportsstudentteenfictionteenromancetherapyunlimitedpridewattpridewrittenwithprideyoungadult
    Table of contents
    • Introduction
      Thu, Jun 14, 2018
    • Chapter 1.1: Andrew
      Thu, Jun 14, 2018
    • Chapter 1.2: Ryan
      Mon, Jun 18, 2018
    • Chapter 2.1: Andrew
      Wed, Jun 20, 2018
    • Chapter 2.2: Ryan/Andrew
      Fri, Jun 22, 2018
    • Chapter 3.1: Andrew
      Wed, Jun 27, 2018
    • Chapter 3.2: Ryan/Andrew
      Fri, Jun 29, 2018
    • Chapter 4.1: Andrew/Ryan/Andrew
      Fri, Jul 6, 2018
    • Chapter 4.2: Ryan
      Sat, Jul 14, 2018
    • Chapter 5: Andrew/Ryan
      Tue, Jul 17, 2018
    • Chapter 6.1: Ryan/Andrew/Ryan
      Wed, Jul 25, 2018
    • Chapter 6.2: Andrew/Ryan/Andrew
      Tue, Jul 31, 2018
    • Chapter 7.1: Andrew
      Tue, Aug 7, 2018
    • Chapter 7.2: Ryan/Andrew
      Fri, Aug 10, 2018
    • Chapter 7.3: Ryan
      Fri, Aug 17, 2018
    • Chapter 8: Andrew/Ryan/Andrew
      Tue, Aug 21, 2018Locked
    • Chapter 9.1: Andrew/Ryan
      Fri, Aug 31, 2018Locked
    • Chapter 9.2: Andrew
      Sat, Sep 8, 2018Locked
    • Chapter 10.1: Andrew
      Tue, Sep 11, 2018Locked
    • Chapter 10.2: Ryan/Andrew
      Fri, Sep 14, 2018Locked
    • Chapter 11.1: Andrew/Ryan
      Fri, Sep 21, 2018Locked
    • Chapter 11.2: Andrew/Ryan
      Fri, Sep 28, 2018Locked
    • Chapter 12: Andrew/Ryan
      Fri, Oct 5, 2018Locked
    • Chapter 13: Andrew/Ryan
      Fri, Oct 19, 2018Locked
    • Chapter 14.1: Andrew/Ryan
      Fri, Oct 26, 2018Locked
    • Chapter 14.2: Andrew
      Wed, Oct 31, 2018Locked
    • Chapter 14.3: Ryan
      Wed, Oct 31, 2018Locked
    • Chapter 15.1: Ryan/Andrew
      Wed, Oct 31, 2018Locked
    • Chapter 15.2: Ryan/Jacky
      Wed, Oct 31, 2018Locked
    • Chapter 16.1: Jacky/Ryan
      Tue, Nov 6, 2018Locked
    • Chapter 16.2: Jacky
      Tue, Nov 13, 2018Locked
    • Chapter 16.3: Ryan
      Fri, Nov 16, 2018Locked
    • Chapter 17.1: Jacky/Ryan
      Tue, Nov 20, 2018Locked
    • Chapter 17.2: Jacky
      Tue, Nov 27, 2018Locked
    • Chapter 18.1: Ryan / Jacky / Ryan
      Fri, Nov 30, 2018Locked
    • Chapter 18.2: Jacky / Ryan / Jacky
      Tue, Dec 4, 2018Locked
    • Chapter 18.3: Till the End
      Fri, Dec 7, 2018Locked
    • Chapter 19.1: Jacky
      Tue, Dec 11, 2018Locked
    • Chapter 19.2: Jacky
      Fri, Dec 14, 2018Locked
    • Chapter 20.1: Jacky / Ryan / Jacky
      Tue, Dec 18, 2018Locked
    • Chapter 20.2: Ryan / Jacky
      Mon, Dec 24, 2018Locked
    • Chapter 20.3: Ryan
      Fri, Dec 28, 2018Locked
    • Chapter 21.1: Jacky / Ryan
      Tue, Jan 1, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 21.2: Jacky
      Fri, Jan 4, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 22.1: Jacky
      Tue, Jan 8, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 22.2: Ryan/Jacky
      Fri, Jan 11, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 23.1: Ryan
      Tue, Jan 15, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 23.2: Jacky
      Fri, Jan 18, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 24.1: Jacky/Ryan
      Tue, Jan 22, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 24.2: Jacky
      Fri, Jan 25, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 24.3: Jacky
      Tue, Jan 29, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 25.1: Jacky / Ryan
      Fri, Feb 1, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 25.2: Jacky
      Tue, Feb 12, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 26.1: Jacky / Ryan
      Fri, Feb 15, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 26.2: Jacky / Ryan
      Fri, Feb 22, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 26.3: Jacky
      Tue, Feb 26, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 27.1: Ryan
      Fri, Mar 1, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 27.2: Ryan
      Tue, Mar 5, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 27.3: Ryan
      Fri, Mar 8, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 27.4: Ryan
      Tue, Mar 12, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 28: Jacky
      Fri, Mar 15, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 29.1: Ryan
      Fri, Mar 22, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 29.2: Ryan/Jacky
      Tue, Mar 26, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 29.3: Ryan/Jacky
      Fri, Mar 29, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 30: Jacky
      Tue, Apr 2, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 31.1: Ryan
      Fri, Apr 5, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 31.2: Jacky
      Tue, Apr 9, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 32.1: Ryan
      Fri, Apr 12, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 32.2: Jacky
      Tue, Apr 16, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 32.3: Ryan / Jacky
      Fri, Apr 19, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 32.4: Ryan/Jacky
      Tue, Apr 23, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 33.1: Jacky
      Fri, Apr 26, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 33.2: Ryan
      Tue, Apr 30, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 34.1 : Ryan
      Fri, May 3, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 34.2: Jacky/Ryan
      Tue, May 7, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 34.3: Jacky/Ryan
      Fri, May 10, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 35.1: Jacky/Ryan
      Tue, May 14, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 35.2: Jacky/Ryan
      Sat, May 18, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 36.1: Jacky/Ryan
      Tue, May 21, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 36.2: Jacky
      Fri, May 24, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 37.1: Ryan/Jacky
      Tue, May 28, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 37.2: Jacky/Ryan
      Fri, May 31, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 38.1: Jacky/Ryan
      Tue, Jun 4, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 38.2: Jacky/Ryan
      Fri, Jun 7, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 39.1: Ryan/Jacky
      Tue, Jun 11, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 39.2: Ryan/Jacky
      Fri, Jun 14, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 40.1: Ryan/Jacky/Ryan
      Tue, Jun 18, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 40.2: Till the End
      Fri, Jun 21, 2019Locked

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    Everyone at school knows Andrew Jennings. Missing an arm. Openly gay. But when he meets star athlete Ryan Sullivan in therapy, can friendship lead to more?
        
                                                                              *****
        
        When Andrew 'Jacky' Jennings ends up in therapy after an English assignment gone wrong, he doesn't expect to find his high school's star athlete, Ryan Sullivan, sitting in the same waiting room. After all, he and Ryan couldn't be more different: football captain, future valedictorian, and all-around nice guy, Ryan is the school's golden boy, while Andrew is known for his permanent snarl, being openly gay, and losing his left arm (along with his father and sister) in a car accident. But when Andrew learns they actually have a lot in common, he's surprised to see past the enigma that is Ryan Sullivan and his seemingly perfect life. And as the two boys begin to connect over their shared grief, depression, and teenage angst, they might just discover a little pocket of happiness for themselves -- if they're willing to fight for it.
        
        [Word count: 100,000-150,000 words]
        
        Cover designed by Lily Taylor
        Please read the 'Introduction' for a full list of content/trigger warnings

    88 parts

    • Chapter 39.2: Ryan/Jacky
      Fri, Jun 14, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 40.1: Ryan/Jacky/Ryan
      Tue, Jun 18, 2019Locked
    • Chapter 40.2: Till the End
      Fri, Jun 21, 2019Locked
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