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2->''"I think you and I will be even closer, and that we will be even better together and more to each other if we're best friends, not boyfriends."''
3-->-- '''Harry'''
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5''Two Boys Kissing'' by Creator/DavidLevithan (2013) is a book about a whole bunch of gay teenage boys. Harry and Craig, who are kissing for over 24 hours to set a World Record. Ryan and Avery, a budding couple with dyed hair. Neil and Peter, who've been together for a year. Cooper, who is single and depressed. Tariq, who is single and joyful.
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8%%* AmicableExes: Harry and Craig
9%%* CoolTeacher: Mr. Bellamy, Tom.
10%%* EnsembleCast: Harry Ramirez, Craig Cole, Ryan, Avery, Cooper Riggs, Neil Kim, and Peter.
11%%* GayngstInducedSuicide: Cooper
12* GoodParents: Harry and Avery's parents are both incredibly supportive. Ryan, Craig, and Neil's parents are variously accepting, but not really supportive. Cooper's parents are... not.
13%%* GreekChorus: The generation of gay men lost to AIDS
14%%* QueerRomance: Neil and Peter, and Ryan and Avery
15* TwoferTokenMinority: The book has a reasonably diverse group of characters, considering they're all gay teenage boys from the same area. Neil is Korean, Tariq is black, Harry is presumably Latino, and Avery is trans.
16* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: Harry and Craig's Guinness World Record setting kiss is based off Matty Daley and Bobby Canciello's World Record kiss in 2010.

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