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

The day of the funeral ended up being beautiful. Really. The sun shined bright in the cloudless sky and it made it warm enough to be a little too hot to sit in the back of the limo without turning the AC on while wearing a fucking suit—same one Colin wore to his showcase. He kept on his hat. Couldn’t bear the thought of taking it off. Not today and Colin didn’t give two shits if people thought it was weird. Didn’t care that he got a few weird looks as a result of those thoughts. Ma would understand. Dexter would, too. Colin would take it off when they got to the church. Respect and all.


Not that he remembered the ride there. Between not sleeping and barely eating, it was a wonder that Colin was still on two feet. Every now and then someone handed him food. He never really paid attention to who, but he held it in his hands for a few minutes before either setting it aside or just tossing it in the garbage. The thought of eating made him sick. The thought of everything made him sick.


Chapter 84