Always Raining Here by Hazel and Bell

Always Raining Here

A Graphic Novel

Hazel and Bell

First Second · Print & ebook · November 11, 2025

The stand alone adaptation of the popular webcomic by the same name about the down-to-earth courtship between two gay teenagers as they fumble with high school, parental expectations, their dreams, and each other.

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Who it’s for
A light, collectible graphic novel with playful romance-comics energy.
Genres
YA LGBTQ+ Comics, YA Romance - LGBTQ+, YA Romance Comics
Published
First Second, November 11, 2025

About this book

The stand alone adaptation of the popular webcomic by the same name about the down-to-earth courtship between two gay teenagers as they fumble with high school, parental expectations, their dreams, and each other. Carter is an impulsive, fun-loving, extremely gay teen on a mission to finally hook up with any cute, single guy who will have him. Unfortunately, his options are slim.

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Enter recently-single Adrian, Carter's very cute, hardworking, and stressed-out target who rebuffs all of his clumsy seduction techniques. Adrian initially plays along but slams on the brakes when he realizes he is still in love with his ex. After a messy, uninhibited night at a house party that results in Carter helping both Adrian and his best friend Maria—the two boys form a tentative friendship. As their friendship progresses through countless hangouts and a few too many pizza slices, the two become integral to one another. But can their vague relationship survive their first official hookup, Adrian’s self-destructiveness, and a big fight that threatens any chance of either confessing?

Why This Clicks

A light, collectible graphic novel with playful romance-comics energy.

Come here for

  • playful YA romance-comics energy
  • easy-to-enter graphic-novel format

Expect

  • teen high-school setting
  • LGBTQ+ romance in an accessible package

Where it sits

YA LGBTQ+ Comics64%
YA Romance Comics59%
YA Romance - LGBTQ+45%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • YA Stories About Boys & Men
  • YA LGBTQ+ Comics
  • Dating & Sex for Teens
Authors
Hazel and Bell
Publisher
First Second
Published
November 11, 2025
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
YA Stories About Boys & Men