The Cutest Boy in Harlem - First Draft

Synopsis + Author's Note

Last year, Declan was a girl named Josie. Josie was...pretty gross. But over the summer, Declan transformed himself into who he is now--a boy, and a pretty cute one at that. When school came around next fall, Declan was greeted with a surprise: Everyone thought that he was a new student, and not gross old Josie! Declan is now surrounded by girls who think he's absolutely ADORABLE, but will his cuteness catch the eyes of the star quarterback of the football team, Noah? Or will the jock be resistant against Declan's attempts at love?

Hello there! My name is Matthew, and this is my story titled The Cutest Boy In Harlem! I hope you enjoy it as it is being written! Feedback is always appreciated, and so is constructive criticism! Allow me to quickly define some terms before you dive headfirst into my story though, hm?

Transgender: Identifying as a gender one wasn't assigned at birth.

FtM: Female to Male

MtF: Male to Female

Transboy: A FtM Transgender person

Transgirl: A MtF Transgender person

Androgynous: Unidentifiable gender, mixture of male and female or neither.

Genderfluid: Identifying off the gender binary. May be male one day, female the next, and nonbinary after that.

Nonbinary: Not on the gender binary.

Pansexual: Attraction to anyone regardless of gender identity or sex

Cisgender: Identifying as the gender you were assigned at birth.

Hope you enjoy!

AS OF 1/31/16:

"The Cutest Boy in Harlem"Is undergoing editing and will have edited chapters because of this. The editing process will be completed at an unknown time at this given moment. I shall keep you guys updated as time goes on.

For now, enjoy the first draft!

AS OF 10/9/18:
wait people are still reading this??

hiya guys, it's matt.
so I'm keeping this up because y'all seem to love it, but I just want to bring to y'all's attention about something this story has proven to me.

It has proven that real life mirrors fiction. It has proven that the people I write about are only permanent in the words I write. It has proven that the things that happen hurt and that nobody should go through the things I have written about.

Prior to this book's completion, I was raped. I was cheated on and abused by too many people for over two years.

The people these characters were based on are no longer in my life. They have moved on or I have left them behind.

I glorified cheating. I wrote rape so, so much differently than it actually is like. The rapist doesn't call it rape and they are not proud of it if they know it is.

I was not assaulted at the time of this being written but I am now and to this I say: I'm sorry.

I'm sorry to those who've gone through what I have and I'm sorry to everyone who has hurt because of it. I'm sorry for my ignorance at the time of this topic. I'm sorry for everybody who had to read those pieces and cringe at my ignorance. I am not ignorant anymore.

To those who will continue to read after that message: go on. This is fiction, enjoy it if you want.

To those who will close out of this book after that message: go on. You don't have to read this if it'll make you uncomfortable.

Please, if you write, be cautious what you write about. Do your research. Don't trust your perception as fact unless you have gone through it yourself. Interview survivors. Research the statistics. Find out the little details to make things accurate.

Stay safe. I love you guys.