#Cale Dietrich

[lgbtqreads]

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[rubenmontez]

Ruben's arc

I'll shut up soon, but I keep thinking about how Ruben is the quiet tragedy in If This Gets Out. There are so many comments about his life that are dropped in and left there.

Like, he was raised by an emotionally abusive narcissist and a father who never stood up for him against her. He went to music camp to please his mom, and makes friends with a guy (Jon) on her orders. Because of this, he ends up in the band formed by Jon's famous father, where he is forced to hide his sexuality when he doesn't want to, and limit his own talent in case he outshines the other band members. He dates a bunch of guys that abuse him the same way his mother did, treating him as something they can use for their own gains, and is (alluded to) SAd or close to it when he's forced to do things for them in order to keep them and their "love".

Then he finally finds something real with the guy he has feelings for (Zach) and Zach immediately freaks out and pulls away, leaving Ruben terrified he's going to lose his whole found family. He's incredibly anxious and afraid because he's spent his whole life being told he's not lovable if he isn't perfect and doing things for other people. Zach (accidentally) calls Ruben ugly in front of the world, while ignoring him (imagine kissing your crush, only to have him pull away, promise to talk then continually cancel your attempts to work through it, and then telling the world they can't see why people would find you attractive!) My heart broke at that part.

Then they finally work things out and he finally gets a moment of happiness, for probably the first time in his life, and abusive people in power (the story of his life) start interfering and separating him and Zach. To add to it, he's been begging to come out so he doesn't have to sneak around and lie and be afraid (which is another layer of trauma) every time he loves someone, and he finally discovers they're never going to let him come out, and he has to sacrifice his own happiness and wellbeing for the band. Then when the band rally around him and try to help him come out anyway, he's literally and figuratively silenced by his abusers, who then take him to court for 'defamation' when all he's doing is finally speaking out about the years of abuse he's endured.

I also found it very smart how the authors juxtapose Zach and Ruben, because most characters view Zach as the people-pleaser, but Ruben has that in common with Zach. The whole book, Ruben allows himself to be silenced and shoved into a corner for the band, allows his literal identity to be denied for the band, gives Zach plenty of grace to work through his bisexuality even when it crosses over into cruelty sometimes, allows his Mom to emotionally abuse him while still buying her property etc... Ruben's toxic trait of people pleasing is called out less than Zach's but it's as much at the heart of his arc as it is Zach's. In a way, two people-pleasers found each other and were so horrified at each other's insistence on neglecting themselves, they managed to convince each other to stand up for themselves. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

#if this gets out #books #cale dietrich #sophie gonzales #young adult #itgo #ruben montez #zach knight #angel phan #jon braxton

[zaachknight]

nah but what if cale and sophie gossip about the fandom like what if cale sees what we say then they talk about it together?

#posting this draft finally #if this gets out #itgo #zach knight #jon braxton #angel phan #ruben montez #if this gets out headcannons #itgo headcannons #cale dietrich #sophie gonzales

[haveyoureadthisbook-poll]

#the love interest #cale dietrich #book poll #have you read this book poll #polls

[your-stroopwafel]

Zach x Ruben aesthetic

#if this gets out #sophie gonzales #cale dietrich #ruben montez #zach knight #zuben #moodboard #book rec

[starsforhours]

ITGO FANS SERIOUSLY WHAT????

UHM SCARY THING but am I the only one here who searched up Cale & Sophie, to find that Cale Dietrich IS A URL? COULD HE BE HERE ???

( Also before anyone panics the last posted/reblogged thing is from 2015 I think we're safe, but he could still be reading things and not interacting or reblogging which MAKES ME SCARED )

#... #hi cale if you're reading this.... #please.... #don't be shy #to interact #we're more scared of you #if this gets out #itgo #ruben montez #angel phan #zach knight #jon braxton #saturday #cale dietrich

[vaampiricdecay]

IF THIS GETS OUT NEEDS A MOVIE YOU DONT UNDERSTANDDDDD

#if this gets out #lgbt books #lgbt representation #aaahhhh #cries #sobs #i need this #like so much #goddammit #sophie gonzales #cale dietrich

[queer-book-character-tournament]

Book names + authors under the cut

Henry Silver/Tobias Finch- Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh

Ruben Montez/Zach Knight- If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzalez & Cale Dietrich

Addie LaRue/Sam- The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by VE Schwab

Carmen Farooq-Lane/Jordan Hennessy (original)- The Dreamer Trilogy by Maggie Stiefvater

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[marsmachtmobil42]

Title: If This Gets Out

Author: Sophie Gonzales, Cale Dietrich

Page length: 404

Synopsis: Eighteen-year-olds Ruben Montez and Zach Knight are two members of the boy-band Saturday, one of the biggest acts in America. Along with their bandmates, Angel Phan and Jon Braxton, the four are teen heartbreakers in front of the cameras and best friends backstage. But privately, cracks are starting to form: their once-easy rapport is straining under the pressures of fame, and Ruben confides in Zach that he’s feeling smothered by management’s pressure to stay in the closet. On a whirlwind tour through Europe, with both an unrelenting schedule and minimal supervision, Ruben and Zach come to rely on each other more and more, and their already close friendship evolves into a romance. But when they decide they’re ready to tell their fans and live freely, Zach and Ruben start to truly realize that they will never have the support of their management. How can they hold tight to each other when the whole world seems to want to come between them?

#romance #lgbtq #band #boy band #secret relationship #young adult #gay #bisexual #sophie gonzales #cale dietrich #if this gets out #book recommendations #book aesthetic #moodboard #aesthetic #bookblr #booklr

[a-playlists]

Taylor Swift Book Playlists

in honour of Midnights coming out tonight, i’m sharing a small collection of playlists i’ve made this year. they are inspired by a few books i have read this year and each include six songs :))

1. Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

2. It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey

3. The Charm Offensive by Alice Cochrun

4. The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas

5. The Upside Of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli

6. If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzales and Cale Dietrich

#daisy jones and the six #daisy jones #taylor swift #midnights #taylor swift midnights #it happened one summer #taylor jenkins reid #tessa bailey #the charm offensive #alice cochrun #the spanish love deception #elena armas #the upside of unrequited #becky albertalli #if this gets out #sophie gonzales #cale dietrich #playlist #spotify

[go-catch-a-chickn]

Why is nobody talking about the brilliance that is If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzales and Cale Dietrich??? I'm deeply in love with this book

#if this gets out #sophie gonzales #cale dietrich #I can't be the only one

[lgbtqreads]

Exclusive Cover Reveal: The Rules of Royalty by Cale Dietrich

I’ve been a fan of this author’s since way back when, so I’m delighted to reveal the cover of Cale Dietrich’s upcoming YA romance,  “a gay YA spin on The Princess Diaries” entitled The Rules of Royalty, releasing December 10, 2024 from Wednesday Books! Here’s the story: Two princes from neighboring countries fall into a whirlwind romance in this sparkling spin on The Princess Diaries by Cale…

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#Cale Dietrich #Contemporary M/M Romance #m/m Romance #Olga Grlic #Petra Braun #Royal Romance #Royalty #Wednesday Books #YA #Young Adult

[rubenmontez]

“Everyone wants the world to see them as they are. The truth isn’t the problem. The problem is that the world doesn’t always make the truth safe for us to share.” - Ruben Montez, If This Gets Out

#if this gets out #books #cale dietrich #sophie gonzales #young adult #itgo #ruben montez

[zaachknight]

ZACHHHHHHH

plz don't ruin the quality tumblr x

#if this gets out #zach knight #sophie gonzales #cale dietrich #fanart #my fanart #if this gets out headcannons #it's just itgo #itgo headcannons #itgo #itgo fanart #if this gets out fanart #saturday #lgbt books #brainrot

[razreads]

The thing about your dreams coming true is that, for a gold-spun moment, you catch a glimpse of what life could be like for you. Then when you lost it, and you crash back to reality, it’s from such a great height all you can do is lie there, winded and bruised, while you come to terms with the idea that happiness like that isn’t meant for you.

Sophie Gonzales & Cale Dietrich, If This Gets Out

#razreads #book quote #sophie gonzales #cale dietrich #if this gets out #dreams #reality #disappointment #bumpy road #life #ups and downs #try and try again #queue have a good day now

[your-stroopwafel]

confession time: i read both if this gets out and rwrb. i liked if this gets out better

#if this gets out #sophie gonzales #cale dietrich #rwrb #zuben #ruben montez #red white and royal blue