Dancing in the Dark - A Buddie Love Story
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Eddie Diaz is a 16 year old ballroom dancer with an immense amount of pressure put on him by his parents. When he meets Evan, younger brother of fellow dancer Maddie Buckley, his life takes a turn for the better, and becomes a lot more complicated.
Neither boy says anything as they walk, but when Eddie stops in front of a door with “Buckley” posted on the front, Eddie realises something.
“Wait, Buckley?” He asks.
The boy nods, looking a bit confused. “Why?”
“Are you Maddie’s brother?”
The boy’s confusion morphs into surprise. “Uh, yeah. You- you know Maddie?”
Eddie nods. “We met a few years ago. She basically adopted all the younger kids as her siblings and we’ve been to a lot of the same comps.”
The boy smiles softly. “Yeah, that sounds like her.”
“She talks about you a lot.” Eddie says. “Though I’ve somehow missed your name.”
“Oh.” The boy says, then adjusts his crutches so he can hold out his hand for Eddie. “Evan.”
Eddie takes his hand and tries to ignore the butterflies that erupt in his stomach at the contact. “Eddie. Diaz.”
“It’s nice to meet you.”
“You too.”
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Eddie Diaz: Ballroom dancer, artist, eldest child, anxious mess.
His entire life he's known what he has to be. The man of the house, the perfect student, the best dancer... heterosexual. When he meets Evan Buckley, younger brother of fellow dancer Maddie Buckley, his life is flipped upside down.
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Evan Buckley: Poet, brother, disappointment, and recent amputee.
His life is at its lowest point. The only person he knows loves him is leaving, and he believes no one will ever stay. But when Eddie Diaz enters his life, he starts thinking, maybe there’s more to life than soul-crushing loneliness.
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The two of them resume their walk, and Eddie looks curiously at Maddie’s brother. “She talks about you a lot, I’m surprised I didn’t figure it out sooner.”
The boy hums thoughtfully, then asks, “Do you know my name, then?”
Eddie shakes his head. “Nope. Somehow I missed that.”
“It’s Evan.”
Evan. His brain repeats.
Eddie stops walking again, and holds out his hand. “Nice to meet you, Evan. I’m Eddie. Diaz.”
Evan makes sure his crutch is tucked securely under his arm, then quickly takes the offered hand.“It’s nice to meet you, too.”
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