Colin Hunt, a vivacious and outspoken art student, is a comic-reading, anime-loving, all-around geek. What he lacks in size, he most definitely makes up for in personality. But things have been tough for him lately. A heavy workload. A showcase to prepare for his final. A sick mother to take care of. Ever the optimist, he's more interested in finding someone to have some fun with rather than finding anyone serious. For Dexter Erikson, life has been difficult ever since an accident left him in foster care and cost him part of his arm. After discovering music therapy, he found an outlet for his pain and the perfect way to express himself. Now, sporting tattoos and piercings, Dexter is the lead singer of a pretty kick-ass punk rock band and owns the stage like it's nobody's business. He’s also goofy and dorky, shy and bashful, with a bad habit of falling in love yet a horrible fear of commitment. So what happens when vivacious geek meets shy punk rocker? The first answer is a lot of sex. The second answer might bring both Colin and Dexter to places they never dreamed possible.

Rock and Roll Chose Me

“Hey,” Dexter whispered. “You know you’re incredible, right?”


Colin nodded. “Fuck yeah. I know that.”


“No.” He cupped the side of Colin’s face. “I mean your art. The way you draw, the way you create something out of nothing. You’re incredible. I’ve never seen anything like it. Do you know that?”


As though searching for some reason Dexter might be lying, Colin studied his face for a moment. He didn’t need to lie, though. Not even exaggerate in the slightest.


The art Colin created—that which he let Dexter see—amazed him. Colin wouldn’t let him or anyone else see what he was preparing for his showcase for school. Not so much as a glimpse. But Dexter had seen plenty of Colin’s work. Sketches, rough drafts, fully completed pieces like the posters over his couch, and everything in between. The attention to detail Colin had, the little things that Dexter would never have noticed—shading, depth, coloring—Colin made it all incredible.


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