Meet the Characters: Miles

Miles was first mentioned in Out on the Ice, but his story wasn’t really revealed until Dying to Fit In. Honestly, when I first created him, I never really planned on doing much with him other than making him the villain.

At first, he seems like he is very much the villain of the story. His actions when Cam‘s brother came out were directly responsible for Tristan’s suicide.

However, like all villains, there are layers to Miles that aren’t revealed until later books. Why did he have such a reaction to Tristan’s kiss?

Yes, Miles has his faults, but deep down, he is just doing what every teenager does. He is trying to find himself.

Unfortunately, he hates what he discovers about himself, and that hate comes out as internalized homophobia.

Miles also struggles with his weight and develops an eating disorder than almost kills him.