Kellin wants to die. Vic wants him to live. It seems simple, but nothing about the way he stopped him from ending his life is simple. Kellin had a plan. Vic complicated things by forcing a breath of life back into him. He didn't think he wanted it. But something about the way Vic is standing there, with his heart in his hand, makes him think that maybe, just maybe, he was meant to be alive. [Trigger Warning]

-COMPLETED- - trigger warnings in first chapter "Let's get to my house, we need to get you warm," he says. I look at him, and he's soaking wet. He's only wearing a short sleeve shirt with skinny jeans, since he gave me the sweatshirt he was wearing. I felt bad for him, but at the same time, he looked so perfect. The way the rain was dripping off his hair and chin, the way his wet shirt clung to his body, the way he was looking at me- all of it. Every part of me is aching to kiss him, just once, but I know I can't. He's perfect, but he's as straight as can be. === Ex best friends. That's what they were. Everything changed once Alex came out as gay to Jack, pushing them from best friends to strangers with memories. But, when Alex goes to extreme measures to end his pain, will Jack come back into his life? And even if he does... will they be able to be around each other without their world crumbling around them? -=+=- I've sprinkled quite a few All Time Low song references not only in the titles, but in the text hehehe Started: Nov. 13, 2019 Finished: Dec. 1, 2019

-COMPLETED- I wasn't wanted or needed by anyone, and I knew that far too well by now. There was nothing left for me in the cruel wrath of life until I found everything in the deep brown eyes that belonged to a tall, sensitive boy by the name of Jack Barakat. The night that I thought would be another boring, sad chapter of my story ended up being the beginning of a whole new one. He kept me safe when not even my own house could. ==+== Told in Alex's POV. Trigger warnings: anxiety, abuse (verbal/physical), cussing. Disclaimer: This is partnered with "You Keep Me Sane" (which is not completed), but you do not need to read the other one before this one, or the other way around. It's the exact same story in another perspective. Started: Dec. 18, 2019 Finished: May 26, 2021

- In which a lonely kid named Alex who is only slightly obsessed with how colorful the whole planet is meets a lonely kid named Jack who has stopped obsessing over anything and spends his days desperately seeking someone to fill an empty space in his life. "Just keep your eyes open." [Named after the album "Eyes Open" by Snow Patrol]

in which alex is a sad boy & jack is his savior, depicted through one line monologue

Ever since the death of his father, Billie Joe was told to not speak of it. Not a single word. Billie was trained to hide his feelings, thoughts, and emotions. It only got worse in his teenage years when his step father got involved. That was something Billie Joe was more than afraid to talk about. He became silenced, only causing his friends, Mike and Tré, to worry about him. Even this didn't bring Billie to say anything. Nothing could.

after being taken out of his abusive home, alex is sent to a group home for boys, where he soon learns the harshness of reality as backstories and tragic pasts are revealed. as he gets closer to everyone, he finds himself falling for one boy in particular, but jack is completely against any type of relationship. alex makes it his goal to get jack to open his heart up to love again, but will he be able to help Jack overcome the horrors of his past while trying to run from his own? basically everyone is gay and mentally ill and it's a mixture of sadness and the most adorable moments between all these couples

[ COMPLETED ] Alex Gaskarth, the lead singer for All Time Low. On stage he's loud, excitable and full of energy, but off stage it's completely different. Alex is severely depressed and hiding it from his band mates and the rest of the world. What will he do when they see behind the lies? (BoyXBoy) Cover credit: @jstadrtyhdlm