Henry : I don’t do one-night stands. When I see Jax at a bonfire before the big game, I yes. Him. And I’m gone. The most brilliant guy I’ve ever met, and he thinks he’s only good for being some guy's toy. I have to change that. Jax : Henry’s twin says I’m a ball of ADHD, OCD and PTSD stuck together with snark and Henry’s goodwill. He’s probably right. Henry wants to fix me but he’s too freaked about acting gay to hold my hand or cuddle—anything but hook-up, really. It’s okay. I need to be grateful for what I have.

I almost lost my best friend over Christmas. I had to spend time with my estranged twin. But Jax doesn’t explode. I slide into a depression I can’t claw out of. My boyfriend’s slipping away. I’m powerless.A novella about what it means to have a mental illness—and what it means to watch a loved one struggle—Whispered Shout shows the destructive nature of depression, and how love, however meaningful, can’t pull someone from their own darkness.