Like a bolt of lightning, this stupid boy appeared in my life. First day of summer break between first and second grade, he just appeared- standing on my porch like he was born there. Straight brown hair, wide dark eyes and a fresh sunburn across his cheeks. He was already talking before I even opened the door. I don't know how it happened but it's been ten years. And he's still here. Talking, whether or not I'm listening. Laughing, even if no one else is. He's still too quick- racing around the world like he's scared he's going to miss it. He's gotten taller...much taller. His hair is a little longer, a little wavier, but under the light it still looks the same golden brown it did when we were nine. And now, finally, he was a high school graduate. We both were. Like a bolt of lightning he appeared and like the sun he refused to disappear. _____________________________________________ I fell asleep with my chin pointed at him, the outline of his face being the last thing I saw. How was I supposed to do this? It had always been difficult, hiding this secret, keeping him close. But now, my focus was starting to slip. I couldn't see anything but his lips, his hands, his smile. I couldn't hear anything but my name in his mouth, his jagged breaths and that loud laugh. How am I supposed to be okay with this? How am I supposed to focus on anything other than him? #1- slowburn- 11.10.25🥇 #1- friends to lovers- 11.01.25🥇 #1- fluffandsmut- 11.02.25🥇 #1- college- 11.06.25🥇 #1- best friends- 11.12.25🥇 #1- teammates- 12.04.25 🥇 #2- roommates- 12.18.25🥈 #3- bxblove- 11.30.25🥉 #4- boyxboy- 11.01.25 #4- lgbt- 11.15.25 #14- boyxboyromance- 12.15.25 #22- basketball- 12.15.25 #28- mental health- 11.09.25 #31- coming of age- 11.15.25 #60- secret relationship- 11.02.25

-Updated Weekly- The Corrupt. Monsters among society. Supposedly ravenous shadow beasts that possessed dark magic, they were to be killed immediately on sight. When the clock striked midnight it was said these monsters became murderers, hunters of the night. Therefore they were to be killed on sight, so they hid within the world; pretending to be normal, some even claimed that they were. Witches. Said to be in this world to dispose of the Corrupt. Witches were blessed with an ability, one you wouldn't be aware of until the presence of a Corrupt activated it. Rumors had it that Witches had a special physical feature that had to do with their ability or even a glowing aura. Unfortunately due to shrinking population Witches were legally required to become Hunters. But both of these beings had one thing in common, whether or whether not you became one wasn't genetic. It was entirely random. It was that reason that frightened the public of their existence, Witches and Corrupt both. Astrix October. A young man born a Corrupt, and thankfully hidden for the past 9 years. Astrix's dark magic is the ability to feel, but somewhere in his life something went wrong and now every full moon he performs a ritual that rids him of emotions for the month. It's been so long he's almost forgotten what it feels like to be happy or sad. Then everything changes at his new fancy school when a boy who appears to glow interrupts Astrix's ritual. -How do I love is a Boy x Boy romance that features Astrix figuring himself, dealing with having an illegal secret, and falling in love without realizing it. -Told from POVs of Astrix of the love interest -Editing as I go -Includes art of the characters

Jude Tibbits doesn't mind having a reputation for being an evil bastard; he enjoys being cunning and cruel. He doesn't, however, enjoy being heartbroken. Which is exactly how he's left when his boyfriend Gideon breaks up with him and begins to despise him. All he wants is to get Gideon back. Staz Montgomery has no interest in the wealthy world of his parents. He'd rather just be left alone to his art, up to his elbows in chalk and paint. All he wants is to focus on his art. But after an unexpected run-in with each other afterschool one day, Jude and Staz realize that they don't always get what they want.