Skater Boy

Gee Officer Krupke, you're really a square.This MC don't need a boyfriend, he needs an analyst's care! (with apologies to Stephen Sondheim)

Wes “Big Mac” Mackenzie is an angry skater boi who loves to bully his classmates, graffiti tag inappropriate places, and set things on fire. His redemption arc is launched when he meets Tristan, a black ballet student from the rich side of town, who is given to wise therapist remarks, such as “the next chapter in your life is for you to define” and “thank you for being vulnerable with me.” I just didn't buy the immediate attraction, or the way Tristan turned Wes' life around so quickly (although not without significant roadblocks). Wes is a well developed character (with valid reasons to be angry), and I admire the author's goal of showing that there's not one “acceptable” way to be gay, but it would have made more sense if Wes fell in love with a human being, instead of a paragon of virtue.