"The first time I came into the arena, I thought I'd never make it out. This time, I care about who I leave behind." In which Cyrus Belrose is reaped again for the 75th Hunger Games and discovers that there may be more to life than just surviving. [Finnick Odair x maleoc] The Hunger Games: Catching Fire - Mockingjay Part 2

When Finch goes to bed after a long night of magical bullshit, the last thing he expects-or wants-is a phone call from a vampire asking for help. He's tempted to ignore Luther and go back to sleep, but there's something about the vampire's desperation, and his offer to pay large sums of money, that Finch just can't ignore. Little does he know that he's about to start down a path that will change the lives of himself and his housemates.

In which Hogwarts' assistant Healer meets Hufflepuff's Golden Boy and doesn't quite know what to do with himself. "You make me feel... you make me feel. And I don't like it. I want it to stop. Now." His lips quirked up then, "...But what if I don't want it to stop?" [Cedric Diggory x maleoc] Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

A small karate dojo in the local mall wouldn't usually be Ollie Ishikawa's first choice for training and practice. It's certainly not where he earned his black belt. It is where his friends are though, which means he's there too. When new student and fellow martial artist Jack Brewer joins the dojo, Ollie has the brief and very fleeting hope it means they might learn to focus more. Instead, he finds that the shenanigans somehow only get worse. Jack, on his part, can't be happier about the move to Seaford. Not only has he found a great group of friends but, if he's lucky, he might have found more in a certain someone. That's right. He can admit (to himself) he has a crush on Ollie. Now if he could only find the courage to admit the same to Ollie because, as the others have told him, that's the only way the oblivious boy will ever notice.

[BXB] Blake Collins moves in next door and Luca Mendoza's world turns upside down. ☆☆☆ When popular football player Blake Collins moves in next door, Luca Mendoza assumes it won't change a thing in their nonexistent relationship (regardless of the crush that he may or may not have). But then Blake's infuriating thirteen-year-old brother comes into the picture. He plays his music too loud, constantly kicks his soccer ball over the fence and is generally a pain in Luca's ass. When Luca decides he has no other choice but to confront this terror of a middle schooler, he fails to realize that Blake has overheard him until it's too late. To his surprise, the incident triggers a friendship between the two of them and Luca begins to wonder if he has a better shot with Blake than he's been giving himself credit for. [ July. 2022. - September. 2022. ] #6 in quickread #13 in bisexual #27 in high school #36 in light hearted #38 in youth

[BXB] Two boys, an ice cream store and a summer to fall in love. ✩✩✩ Outgoing Tanner makes it a mission to befriend his reserved coworker Austin over the course of the summer and turns out to be more successful than he ever could've hoped. [ July. 2021. - August 2021. ]

Book two Nepenthe (noun) Medicine for sorrow; a person who aids in forgetting pain and suffering. "I am above all else, eternally yours." [Legolas Greenleaf x maleoc] Lord of the Rings trilogy

"𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞?" "𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞." Two months after the Nogitsune's rampage, Tempting Fate follows Jake Madden as he navigates a familial discovery, rapidly developing powers, and a new set of villains. Between Berserkers, assassins chasing bounties put on their heads by an unknown Benefactor, and the return of someone long thought dead, it gets even more complicated when some freshmen are suddenly thrown into their world. Who is an ally and who is an enemy? The line is beginning to blur. And on top of everything, Jake's got a secret. [ 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝟒 ] [ 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐤𝐢 𝐱 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐎𝐂 (𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝) ] 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐚

"When I first saw you, I thought I'd have to kill you." "Uh, excuse me?" "But now I'll kill anyone that even thinks of laying a finger on you," he said, a dry laugh escaping his lips. "How times change, huh?" ~~~ Atlas, a young chef, was simply trying to survive in the big city. When a mysterious intruder, Emil, breaks into his apartment, Atlas is thrust into a life completely different from his. As Emil takes a liking to Atlas, will the chef run away? Or will the crime boss give him a reason to stay? ~~~ [mxm]

𝐑𝐔𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐑 | ❝ run like the wind, and see how long it takes for your problems to catch up with you.❞ oliver sanchez is a fan of running away from his problems, but when his problems start chasing him, things become complicated. 𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐒 𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐊𝐈 𝐗 𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐄! 𝐎𝐂 | 𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐖𝐎𝐋𝐅 𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝟏 - 𝟐 |