Before the Uniform: An MM Coming-of-age Romance (Letters Left Unsent Book 1)
They were seventeen. They believed in forever. And then the world showed them what it costs.
Graham Barclay has everything, popularity, charm, and the kind of swagger that turns heads on and off the football field. But when Oliver Walters, shy, smart, and always scribbling into a red binder, catches his eye during spring practice, Graham feels a pull that has nothing to do with touchdowns or team spirit.
Assigned to interview Graham for the school paper, Oliver never planned to get close to Bay City Collegiate's golden boy. But beneath the bravado, he finds someone real. Someone vulnerable. Someone who looks at him like he matters.
Their connection is slow and quiet... clumsy interviews, shared glances across the cafeteria, nervous touches in darkened rooms. As summer stretches into fall, stolen moments turn into something deeper. Something they can't name yet... but neither of them wants to let go.
Then comes the moment when everything shifts.
In a world that doesn't want two boys like them to fall in love, Graham and Oliver try anyway... one secret kiss, one late-night phone call, one trembling step at a time. But growing up means choices. And not all of them are fair.
Before the Uniform is a tender, emotionally charged MM coming-of-age romance about first love, the cruelty of separation, and the quiet strength it takes to keep believing in what was once possible.
⚠️ Content Warning: This novel contains themes of parental abuse, forced military enlistment, homophobia, wartime trauma, grief, and emotional separation.
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