Every word you never said

Skylar Gray's life has never been easy: a foster family, a new state, and a foreign school. He is anxious, nonverbal, and feels most comfortable in skirts. Skylar is used to people abandoning him at the first sign of trouble and expects nothing good from this release. Until he meets Jacob Walters.

Jacob is a rebel, a rocker, and a handsome guy who, after coming out over the summer, has completely stopped caring about what others think. He is ready to paint his nails, shred heavy riffs on the guitar, and sit under house arrest, drawing the wrath of his tough and authoritarian father.

When Skylar comes to school in a skirt, it provokes the introduction of a new sexist dress code. The boy immediately finds himself under attack: both local bullies and the administration turn against him. Jacob realizes he can no longer stay on the sidelines. He faces the hardest decision of his life and must stand up to the system—even if it means risking everything to protect a guy who literally has no voice.