▁discover ing ▁his ▁sexual ▁orientation . ▁ ▁While ▁recuper ating ▁at ▁the ▁hospital , ▁he ▁is ▁forced ▁to ▁give ▁up ▁his ▁driver ' s ▁license ▁and ▁must ▁resort ▁to ▁using ▁the ▁bus ▁to ▁get ▁around . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁summer , ▁Thom ' s ▁coach ▁k icks ▁him ▁off ▁the ▁team ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁medical ▁issues , ▁though ▁Thom ▁gets ▁the ▁coach ▁to ▁conf ess ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁actually ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁comment ▁made ▁during ▁the ▁game . ▁When ▁he ▁gets ▁home , ▁he ▁takes ▁his ▁father ' s ▁laptop ▁and ▁dec ides ▁to ▁look ▁at ▁por n . ▁Thom ▁explains ▁that ▁he ▁ ▁is ▁afraid ▁to ▁come ▁out ▁not ▁only ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁father , ▁but ▁due ▁to ▁living ▁in ▁a ▁hom oph ob ic ▁town . ▁While ▁m ast urb ating ▁to ▁a ▁picture ▁of ▁local ▁super h ero ▁U ber man , ▁Hal ▁comes ▁home ▁to ▁get ▁ready ▁for ▁his ▁real ▁estate ▁class . ▁Thom ▁quickly ▁straight ens ▁things ▁up , ▁but ▁doesn ' t ▁have ▁enough ▁time ▁to ▁er ase ▁his ▁history ▁on ▁the ▁computer . ▁ ▁When ▁his ▁father ▁does ▁leave , ▁Thom ▁dec ides ▁to ▁run ▁away ▁from ▁home . ▁When ▁he ▁falls ▁as leep ▁on ▁the ▁bus , ▁he ▁becomes ▁mixed ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁battle ▁between ▁some ▁villa ins ▁and ▁The ▁League . ▁He ▁also ▁enc oun ters ▁a ▁myster ious ▁man ▁known ▁as ▁Dark ▁Hero , ▁who ▁works ▁alone . ▁Thom ▁ends ▁up ▁using ▁his ▁powers ▁yet ▁again ▁on ▁a ▁young ▁mother , ▁and ▁gets