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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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7 | !!Tropes |
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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