Every Word You Never Said by Jordon Greene

Every Word You Never Said by Jordon Greene

Jacob Walters′s dad has worked to make his son′s life a living hell. But when the cute new transfer student suffers his father′s wrath, Jacob must make the hardest decisions of his life.

Skylar Gray is adopted, nonverbal, and he feels most comfortable wearing skirts. Life has never been easy, but with a fresh start at a brand-new school, with new parents and in a new state, he just might finally make some friends. Maybe. Honestly it′s hard to focus on anything when gorgeous rocker boy Jacob is around. But it′s hard for Skylar to trust anyone when people have always been quick to ditch him at the first inconvenience; they always seem more than ready to judge him as defective. And the bullies love to confirm it. Skylar has only ever had himself, so why would anything be different this time? Especially for an anxious boy with literally no voice.

Jacob doesn′t give a damn, especially not since he came out over the summer. He expected the hate he got from his father, who mostly acts as if it never happened, but he refuses to let it hold him back. It doesn′t matter, Jacob′s over it. He's going to paint his nails, dye his hair, and strike a heavy rift on his guitar if he wants to, even if it means being grounded most of senior year. But when the cute nonverbal transfer student, Skylar, wears a skirt to school, prompting a sexist new dress code proposal, Jacob decides it′s time to take a stand, no matter the risk to himself.

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TW: Homophobia, Bullying, Sexism, Ableism

Jordon grew up in a little southern hamlet near Boone, North Carolina, in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. Jordon earned a B.S. from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He has a degree in Political Science that he will never use and works as a full-stack web developer at the nation's largest privately owned shoe retailer to pay off his student debt. When he's not writing, Jordon spends his time entertaining his cat, Genji, watching reruns of Schitt's Creek and Parks and Recreation, and pretending to be decent at Overwatch. He resides in Kannapolis, North Carolina.