The Trace on My Soul

Noah Andrews has a secret.

And it's not that he is a bit of a nerd or enjoys cosplaying. It's not his passion for books—techno-thrillers are really cool, after all. It's not that he is a gamer, nor is it his obsession with quotes from movies and novels. All of this is trivial. The main secret, the one that keeps Noah awake at night, is that he is gay.

When a carefully locked part of himself breaks free, and the secret can no longer be kept, Noah decides to take the risk—he reveals his secret to everyone to rid himself of its burden and finally be himself. But unexpectedly, an anonymous message arrives: some guy confesses that he is infatuated with Noah and attends his school. The unknown writer signs the letters with the name Altair and, like Noah once did, is not yet ready to come out.

After a few weeks of correspondence, Noah and his anonymous crush set up their first meeting. Just a date, nothing special. But when Noah sees the guy behind the letters, everything else stops mattering. He can't believe his eyes. It seems that nothing will ever be able to wipe the smile off his face after that evening. But just a few months later, a single phone call proves otherwise—everything crumbles.