A Heart to Listen [bxb]

(Bear with me here. This bad boy is hard to market and I'm trying to figure it out, so enjoy the new pics and name changes while I try to determine the right fit. WP is my practice playground). Sixteen-year-old Charlie Rascal wears his title of class clown with pride, but it's really a bid not to fade into the background. When one of his jokes goes too far and exposes the disability of his distant, brooding classmate, he knows this is one mess that can't be brushed off with a little sass or dry wit. Not even with a simple apology. Since the accident that changed everything, Aubrey Keats has kept his struggles as quiet as the world around him. If he'd bothered to make plans for the rest of the school year, being paired with loudmouthed Charlie in English wouldn't have been one of them-nor would Charlie's frustrating habit of showing up outside the classroom. As rumours spread and attention closes in, Charlie doesn't take long to realise he's chasing not just forgiveness, but maybe even the boy himself: the one who turns awkward apologies into late-night conversations, stolen moments, and a pull neither of them can ignore.