Post-Hiatus Stories (published 2020-present)
20 stories
Tormented Heartbeat (A David & Mike AU) by karl_MxAnthrope
Tormented Heartbeat (A David & Mike AU)
karl_MxAnthrope
  • Reads 426
  • Votes 15
  • Parts 15
This is a story about Mr. International USA 2019 candidate David Barta, and bartender and television personality Mike Mulderrig (better known as MikeMGTV), who both appeared on the MTV show Ex on the Beach. Immediately as he turned 21, Mike tries Grindr out to find hookups, but end up failing because his partners get turned off by him when things get intimate. Mike decides one day that he's faced enough rejection, so he goes clubbing. He soon meets David, and they quickly hit things off. However, Mike's past trauma because of a secret he's been hiding holds him back from having a one-night stand with David. When things go wrong on another date, David suddenly cuts Mike off. Will Mike get a chance to come clean and open up about his past trauma? Find out in this story... (WARNING: This story contains subject matter about intersex conditions that readers may find inaccurate and/or incorrect, and also contains chapters with themes of casual sex, depression, LGBT+-phobia, physical violence, and sexual assault. Reader's discretion is extremely advised.) This story's highest rankings were: • #3 in "exonthebeach" • #13 in "datingshow" • #35 in "bartender" • #122 in "mtv" • #482 in "intersex"
Gentle Boy Gone Unhinged (A Sam & Colby AU) by karl_MxAnthrope
Gentle Boy Gone Unhinged (A Sam & Colby AU)
karl_MxAnthrope
  • Reads 567
  • Votes 10
  • Parts 10
This is a story about YouTubers Samuel John Golbach (better known as Sam Golbach) and Cole Robert Brock (better known as Colby Brock). Sam had recently moved to a new high school in Kansas for his junior year, and initially meets Colby with a huge crush on him. Things turn sour, however, as Colby and his elder brother named Gage proceed to pick on and bully him everyday. When Sam becomes fed up of the bullying one day, he bravely challenges Colby on a one-on-one. Unbeknownst to Sam, Gage catches word of the fight and decides to disguise himself to help Colby out when he sees Sam being in advantage during the brawl. Will Sam be overpowered by the brothers tag-teaming him? Find out in this story... (WARNING: This story contains chapters with themes of bullying, depression, self-harm, and violence. Reader's discretion is strongly advised.) This story's highest rankings were: • #53 in "brennentaylor" • #170 in "solby" • #315 in "samandcolby" • #399 in "samgolbach" • #440 in "colbybrock" • #924 in "bully"
Illicit Liaison (A Romakota AU) by karl_MxAnthrope
Illicit Liaison (A Romakota AU)
karl_MxAnthrope
  • Reads 1,143
  • Votes 20
  • Parts 20
This is a story about adult entertainers Dakota Payne and Roman Todd. As Dakota gets enrolled for the second semester of his sophomore year in college during the COVID-19 pandemic, he looks through the list of his professors for the different subjects he had for the semester, until he stumbled upon Roman's name, which quickly piques Dakota's interest. After a quick Facebook search, Dakota learns that Roman has German blood and quickly assumed that the latter struggles with English. During Dakota's first online class with Roman, Roman's attention is quickly drawn to him when he heard Dakota greet him in German. Dakota soon lingers on Roman's mind, so the latter tries kindling a friendship with the former. Despite Dakota's vigilance with respecting educators' Code of Ethics, this soon becomes a personal dilemma of his once he starts experiencing attraction to Roman. Will Dakota forego his respect for the ethical sanctity imposed on Roman as his professor? Find out in this story... (WARNING: This story contains subject matter surrounding teacher-student relationships, and also contains chapters with themes of casual sex, depression, infidelity, and violence. Reader's discretion is strongly advised.)
Outré Fascination (A DakoThony AU) by karl_MxAnthrope
Outré Fascination (A DakoThony AU)
karl_MxAnthrope
  • Reads 779
  • Votes 15
  • Parts 15
This is a story about theater actor Anthony Kairouz and adult entertainer Dakota Payne, two aspiring suitors from Vanjie: 24 Hours of Love, a WOWPresentsPlus original show presented by Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, a contestant of RuPaul's Drag Race from Season 10 and 11. Anthony and Dakota first meet at the mansion where the show was being filmed, and tension quickly arises between them when Vanjie asks all 18 of her suitors about who she should eliminate after the first hour, where Dakota quickly names Anthony due to his supposed timidness. Because of this, Anthony becomes wary of Dakota as the day goes on. One day, as filming wraps, Anthony suddenly stumbles upon Dakota's repertoire of pornographic videos and quickly develops a crush on him. When the suitors reunite to attend a viewing party of the show's premiere episode, Dakota finds out what Anthony really thought of him during confessionals, prompting him to confront the younger man about it. What happens when Anthony suddenly confesses his true feelings about Dakota? Find out in this story... (NOTE: This story contains spoilers about Vanjie: 24 Hours of Love. Proceed to reading at your own discretion.) (WARNING: This story contains chapters with themes of body dysmorphia, casual sex, depression, physical violence, rape, and sexual assault. Reader's discretion is strongly advised.) This story's highest rankings were: • #2 in "datingshow" • #3 in "vanessavanjiemateo"
Malapropos Lust (A Gonzophe AU) by karl_MxAnthrope
Malapropos Lust (A Gonzophe AU)
karl_MxAnthrope
  • Reads 569
  • Votes 20
  • Parts 20
This is a story about chocolatier Gonzalo Jimenez (better known as Gonzo Jimenez), and pastry illusionist Christophe Rull, two culinary professionals who appeared on Netflix's show Bake Squad. Gonzo stumbles upon Christophe's creations while scrolling through Instagram one day, and both of them eventually meet after conversing through direct messages. Gonzo suddenly develops a crush on Christophe when the latter posts a photo of himself on vacation. When both of them eventually confess about each other's feelings towards the other person, Christophe and Gonzo are left bewildered all of a sudden when both of them find out a secret about each other. What could have left Christophe's and Gonzo's worlds in shock? Find out in this story... (WARNING: This story contains chapters with themes of casual sex, depression, drug use, self-harm, and sexual intimacy. Reader's discretion is extremely advised.) This story's highest rankings were: • #2 in "pastrychef" • #3 in "chocolatier"
Playdate with Fate (A Chris & Keith AU) by karl_MxAnthrope
Playdate with Fate (A Chris & Keith AU)
karl_MxAnthrope
  • Reads 489
  • Votes 15
  • Parts 15
This is a story about former BuzzFeed employee Chris Reinacher, and Try Guys member and former BuzzFeed employee Keith Habersberger. Keith meets Chris one day at lunch time during his junior year of high school, and both of them immediately bond. Ashly Perez, Chris' best friend, also makes time to get to know Keith better, as she had a good first impression of him. When both of them get accepted to the same university after graduation, Keith introduces Chris to Eugene Lee Yang, his friend back in elementary school, after finding out that he was accepted to the university as well. Chris confides to Keith about being interested in Eugene, but Keith sternly warned that Eugene was already in a relationship. One day, during their second semester of freshman year, Keith tries checking in on Chris if he was keeping up with the stresses of college, but immediately noticed that things were going awry. Was Chris hiding something from Eugene and Keith? Find out in this story... (WARNING: This story contains chapters with themes of death and depression. Reader's discretion is advised.) This story's highest rankings were: • #18 in "keithhabersberger" • #23 in "eugeneleeyang" • #33 in "tryguys" • #105 in "buzzfeed"
Riskily Yearning (A Rhett & Link AU) by karl_MxAnthrope
Riskily Yearning (A Rhett & Link AU)
karl_MxAnthrope
  • Reads 1,042
  • Votes 20
  • Parts 20
This is a story about Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal, two YouTubers who created the comedy, talk, and variety series Good Mythical Morning. Because of lockdowns implemented to hopefully help end the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic throughout the United States and the world, Link, who's a closeted bisexual, makes an account on Grindr in secret. Due to its notoriety from security issues, he constantly reminds himself that he would always keep things safe. When Link felt the riskiness and toxicity of hooking up with random strangers as time passes by, he meets Rhett on the app, and asks him if he would be interested in being his friend with benefits, to which the latter agrees with. But as distance became an issue for them, Link decides to look for someone else, and stumbles upon his next door neighbor. What will Link do when the neighbor invites him to a drinking session to his house alongside his nephew? Find out in this story... (WARNING: This story contains chapters with themes of casual sex, depression, drug use, physical violence, and rape. Reader's discretion is strongly advised.) This story's highest rankings were: • #3 in "grindr" • #6 in "goodmythicalmorning" • #7 in "rhettmclaughlin" • #11 in "linkneal" • #11 in "onlyfans" • #17 in "rhettandlink" • #21 in "covid-19" • #31 in "gmm"
Walking on the Wild Side (A Dr. Mike & Brad AU) by karl_MxAnthrope
Walking on the Wild Side (A Dr. Mike & Brad AU)
karl_MxAnthrope
  • Reads 821
  • Votes 11
  • Parts 10
This is a story about hairstylist and YouTuber Brad Gesimondo (better known as Brad Mondo) and People Magazine's Sexiest Doctor Alive for its November 2015 issue, Mikhail Varshavski (better known as Dr. Mike). After completing freshman year of high school, Brad has been starting to question his sexual orientation, so he contemplates about trying to use dating apps. When Brad discovers Grindr, his curiosity gets piqued. So, he looks it up and decides to download the app once he became interested. Brad meets someone on the app who quickly catches his case, but is reassured by the friend's promise promise that he would not report his account for being handled by an underage user. As Brad's friend goes offline from Grindr all of a sudden, Brad decides to take a break while being dumbfounded with his friend's sudden disappearance from the app. What happens next when Brad eventually decides to return to Grindr? Find out in this story... (WARNING: This story contains chapters with themes of assault, casual sex, self-harm, and statutory rape. Reader's discretion is strongly advised.) This story's highest rankings were: • #4 in "grindr" • #8 in "doctormike" • #15 in "hookup"
Directed by Destiny (A SethFon AU) by karl_MxAnthrope
Directed by Destiny (A SethFon AU)
karl_MxAnthrope
  • Reads 4,459
  • Votes 32
  • Parts 25
This is a story about actor and television host Seth Meyers, and Weekend Update's correspondent for New York City, Stefon Zolesky (portrayed by Bill Hader on Saturday Night Live). Don Roy King, the show's current director, dies a few years after Lorne Michaels, who created the show. As John Mulaney was chosen to take over Don Roy King's reins, the former tags Seth along at a strip club to celebrate. Seth meets Stefon during a performance and invites him to his house. Stefon then opens up about being unhappy despite already being a rising star in the club, and in the industry. Seth convinces and helps Stefon to quit his job, then hits John up to arrange an audition for him. What awaits Stefon should he get a job? Find out in this story... (NOTE: Some chapters of this story contain references to Weekend Update sketches that features Stefon, which may potentially spoil readers.) (WARNING: This story contains chapters with themes of casual sex, depression, domestic violence, revenge porn, and suicidal thoughts. Reader's discretion is strongly advised.) This story's highest rankings were: • #2 in "sethmeyers" • #12 in "johnmulaney" • #24 in "billhader" • #24 in "saturdaynightlive" • #32 in "snl"
Snakebitten Sweethearts (A NatePat AU) by karl_MxAnthrope
Snakebitten Sweethearts (A NatePat AU)
karl_MxAnthrope
  • Reads 3,648
  • Votes 35
  • Parts 20
This is a story about theory analyst Matthew Robert Patrick (better known as MatPat, who hosts The Game Theorists web series and its spin-offs) and musician Nathan Smith (better known as NateWantsToBattle). Nathan meets Matthew in his school as the latter studies for his junior and senior year there. When the class starts disliking Matthew, Nathan feels forced to join in, which the former quickly finds out about. Nathan's feelings become more apparent when he sees another side of Matthew after an unforeseen event shakes up his life. Matthew eventually confronts Nathan about the things that he said, and they drift off as they start college. When their lives cross again one day, Nathan desperately tries stopping his feelings for Matthew from showing as he learns about the latter already having a family of his own. What awaits Nathan as he opens up to Matthew about his feelings for him? And has Matthew already forgiven Nathan for his past actions? Find out in this story... (WARNING: This story contains chapters with themes of casual sex, death, divorce, illnesses, infidelity, self-harm, and suicide. Reader's discretion is strongly advised.) This story's highest rankings were: • #1 in "filmtheory" • #2 in "nathansharp" • #5 in "gametheory" • #6 in "matthewpatrick" • #11 in "natepat" • #18 in "matpat" • #26 in "natewantstobattle"