Like real People Do
- Authors
- E.L. Massey
- Publisher
- NineStar Press, LLC
- Tags
- lgbtqia+ , contemporary , gay , interracial , new adult , sports , ice hockey , uni student , ice skating , professional athlete , slow burn , rivals , enemies to lovers , physical disability , anxiety disorder , in the closet , coming out , service dog , cooking , foodies , louboutin devotion , stanning , friends to lovers , social media , vlogging , hashtags
- Date
- 2022-07-27
- Size
- 0.58 MB
- Lang
- en
Nineteen-year-old hockey phenom Alexander Price is the youngest-ever captain in the NHL. With a polarizing social media presence and a predilection for dirty play, he typifies the stereotype of young, out-of-control athlete. But away from the cameras, Alex is a kid with an anxiety disorder and the expectations of an expansion franchise on his shoulders. And maybe he tries too hard to fit the part of asshole playboy, but it's better than the alternative; in his line of work, gay is the punchline of an insult, not something he can be.
Eighteen-year-old vlogger Elijah Rodriguez is a freshman in college recovering from an injury that derailed his Olympic figure-skating dreams. Mixed-race, disabled, and out of the closet since he was fourteen, Eli is unapologetically himself. He has no qualms about voicing his disapproval of celebrity jocks who make homophobic jokes on Twitter and park their flashy cars in the handicapped spaces outside of ice rinks.
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