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    Neil Wesninski, nineteen and living with his father, is almost happy. He plays a sport he likes, has wonderful friends, and Nathan doesn’t beat him anymore after his mother’s death. It’s everything and more than he could ever ask for. He doesn’t need a relationship, claims he doesn’t swing, and the truth is – he doesn’t. But another truth about Neil is that there’s always something left unsaid about him, for he is a boy made of lies and masks.
    When his ex from two years ago shows up to his university, successfully slipping into his barely settled life, Neil discovers that his masks are starting to tremble. He also discovers that this is when he needs them firm the most.
    It’s late November, and Andrew is tired of watching Neil suffer.

     

    Or, an AU in which Lola Malcolm is an abusive ex, who realizes quicker than Neil himself that the thing he feels while looking at his best friend is actually far from friendly.

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