Orange, Excuseme Legend
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A high school football star grapples with pressure, identity, and unexpected love in this emotional queer coming-of-age story. As Ashton’s world collides with long-buried secrets and growing feelings for his best friend Eagle, he must decide who he is—and who he’s willing to fight for—before the final whistle blows.
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Orange
By ExcuseMe Legend — Paperback, November 17, 2025
A raw, heartfelt queer coming-of-age novel about high school pressure, complicated friendships, and learning to trust your own heart. Orange delivers an emotional, character-driven story perfect for fans of Heartstopper, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, and sports dramas that aren’t afraid to go deep.
Ashton is the rising football star everyone in New York City talks about—the kind of kid who lights up a field and makes scouts lean forward. But off the turf, nothing is easy. He carries a past he doesn’t talk about, expectations he never asked for, and a loneliness that fame can’t fix.
Then there’s Eagle. Loyal, sharp-eyed, and impossible to ignore, he’s been Ashton’s anchor for years. But lately, Eagle’s presence feels different—more charged, more confusing, more like the truth Ashton has been avoiding.
When buried feelings surface, loyalty blurs into longing, and long-kept secrets threaten to erupt, Ashton is forced to confront a question he has spent his whole life running from: Who am I when no one is watching?
As the pressure of school, family, the city, and football mounts, Ashton must decide what he’s willing to fight for—love, survival, or the boy who challenges everything he thought he knew.
Electric, emotionally gripping, and filled with the tender ache of growing up, Orange is the story of one young athlete’s journey toward self-acceptance, courage, and the kind of love that can change everything.
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