{"id":27357,"date":"2026-08-09T18:57:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T22:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=27357"},"modified":"2026-08-10T19:10:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T23:10:00","slug":"loud-and-clear-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/27357","title":{"rendered":"Loud and Clear"},"content":{"rendered":"

Loud and Clear<\/em> (2016) Aidan Wayne<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Loud<\/p>\n

So Caleb was set for a designated driver for every Tuesday night until this stupid drink-night thing got canceled.
\n…
\nWhich was another reason why he actually had to attend. For all the drinking, until people got too shit-faced, they actually talked about work. Missing this was the equivalent of missing an actual meeting. And it was considered company time, too.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t bother,\u201d he said, nodding at the notepad. Caleb looked up at him and frowned. \u201cI mean. You can write, if you wanna, if that\u2019s better for you, but\u2014\u201d he did sigh this time, letting it all out in a rush \u201c\u2014I can\u2019t read.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Caleb had spent his whole life fighting with a world that judged him on one single trait. Stamped stupid on his forehead in bright-red ink because he couldn\u2019t get them to listen to what he had to say instead of how he said it. He knew what that fucking felt like. But he also knew he was a privileged bastard who\u2019d gotten good grades without much trouble, who\u2019d gotten into great schools as a result, who worked hard, yeah, but who\u2019d also had the method and means to get to where he wanted to be.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I\u2019m looking forward to it too! No erase exclamation for the. I\u2019m looking forward to it too.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Caleb blinked himself back to reality and tried to give Jaxon his warmest smile. \u201cIt\u2019s good,\u201d he said. \u201cThank you. You\u2019re amazing.\u201d <\/p>\n

Jaxon rubbed the back of his neck. \u201cI\u2019m glad it was okay.\u201d <\/p>\n

Okay to try learning the language Caleb was most comfortable speaking? Okay? This was already the best date of Caleb\u2019s life, and they hadn\u2019t even ordered dinner yet. \u201cVery okay<\/em>,\u201d Caleb signed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Characters<\/strong>: Caleb Wrotslavsky, Jaxon Tlapa, Tatyana Tlapa<\/p>\n

Publisher: Riptide Publishing<\/p>\n

Rating: 10\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Loud and Clear (2016) Aidan Wayne So Caleb was set for a designated driver for every Tuesday night until this stupid drink-night thing got canceled. … Which was another reason why he actually had to attend. For all the drinking, until people got too shit-faced, they actually talked about work. Missing this was the equivalent […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[10,668,897,292,207,608,196,742,148,41,26],"tags":[379,597,783],"class_list":["post-27357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-10-10","category-comfort-read","category-contemporary","category-ebook","category-mental-health-rep","category-neurodiversity","category-novella","category-physical-health","category-queer","category-reread","category-romance","tag-aidan-wayne","tag-dyslexia","tag-stutter"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/piQkW-77f","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":24916,"url":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/24916","url_meta":{"origin":27357,"position":0},"title":"Loud and Clear","author":"Michelle","date":"September 14, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Loud and Clear (2016) Aidan Wayne \u201cServes you right for being the smart one,\u201d he said, shouldering his phone so he could clear away his dishes. \u201cShut up.\u201d Tatyana always got touchy when Jaxon brought up that he was the stupid one in the family. He didn\u2019t know why; it\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "9.5\/10"","block_context":{"text":"9.5\/10","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/category\/9-5-10"},"img":{"alt_text":"Loud and Clear","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Loud-and-Clear-200x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":21883,"url":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/21883","url_meta":{"origin":27357,"position":1},"title":"Loud and Clear","author":"Michelle","date":"May 7, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Loud and Clear (2016) Aidan Wayne He turned on the light in his car and squinted. Those were letters, all right. Probably there was even a sentence. Caleb had written something on the receipt. Huh. Curious, Jaxon bent over the words, trying to sound them out. Caleb\u2019s handwriting wasn\u2019t messy\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "9.5\/10"","block_context":{"text":"9.5\/10","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/category\/9-5-10"},"img":{"alt_text":"Loud and Clear","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Loud-and-Clear.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":18308,"url":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/18308","url_meta":{"origin":27357,"position":2},"title":"Loud and Clear","author":"Michelle","date":"September 30, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Loud and Clear (2016) Aidan Wayne Jaxon is a cab drive--and a good one, despite the fact he can't read. He turned on the light in his car and squinted. Those were letters, all right. Probably there was even a sentence. Caleb had written something on the receipt. Huh. Curious,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "9\/10"","block_context":{"text":"9\/10","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/category\/9-10"},"img":{"alt_text":"Loud and Clear","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Loud-and-Clear.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":21319,"url":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/21319","url_meta":{"origin":27357,"position":3},"title":"Loud and Clear","author":"Michelle","date":"November 23, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Loud and Clear (2016) Aidan Wayne Another mental hug for me. Jaxon was getting the feeling that was his default way of coping with the world. Blanking himself out when things got tough. Jaxon used to do the same thing but with anger, till he\u2019d gotten better ways to cope.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "9\/10"","block_context":{"text":"9\/10","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/category\/9-10"},"img":{"alt_text":"Loud and Clear","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Loud-and-Clear.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":23607,"url":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/23607","url_meta":{"origin":27357,"position":4},"title":"Loud and Clear","author":"Michelle","date":"May 5, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Loud and Clear (2016) Aidan Wayne This is probably one of my favorite novellas, one I reach for when I'm feeling terrible and need to get out of my own head. \u201cDon\u2019t bother,\u201d he said, nodding at the notepad. Caleb looked up at him and frowned. \u201cI mean. You can\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "9.5\/10"","block_context":{"text":"9.5\/10","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/category\/9-5-10"},"img":{"alt_text":"Loud and Clear","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Loud-and-Clear.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":13782,"url":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/13782","url_meta":{"origin":27357,"position":5},"title":"Loud and Clear","author":"Michelle","date":"January 1, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Loud and Clear (2016) Aidan Wayne Let me state first that the cover may be innocuous, but it also gives you completely the wrong idea about the book. There are no car chases are action scenes, it's just that one character is a cab driver in the city. Jaxon may\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "9\/10"","block_context":{"text":"9\/10","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/category\/9-10"},"img":{"alt_text":"Loud and Clear","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Loud-and-Clear.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27357"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27357\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}