His flamboyant dress, tattoos and Mohawk hairstyle were a cover up so people would not look beneath only Brian did.

Tate Walker, severely burned as a baby, has scars both outside and in. Just to bring you up to date, Brian and Tate met on a High School Track Team Bus. This story features Tate Walker and Brian Cooper. Talker was a series of 3 stories that Amy Lane has brought together as one Novel. Talker (September 2010), Talker's Redemption (January 2011), and Talker's Graduation (October 2011) were previously published individually in eBook format by Dreamspinner Press. Even more difficult, they have to hold each other steady while one finds his peace and the other his voice, because a dream boy isn't really a dream boy if he doesn't know his own worth. For their love to survive, Tate and Brian have to overcome the pain of violation and the repercussions of revenge. Tate needs to learn to listen, Brian needs to learn to speak up, and the event that teaches them both exactly what they need from each other almost destroys Tate and leaves Brian no recourse but violence. One day, two boys meet, and even though they fall in love, it's still a long and bumpy ride. One day, Brian Cooper looks at Talker's bright punk facade and listens past his constant chatter-and knows him like nobody else on the planet will ever know him again. One day, Tate 'Talker' Walker sits next to Brian Cooper on a track meet bus-and sees him like nobody else on the planet has ever seen him before.

Talker amy lane