Life was amazing. At least, that's how Orion saw it. During the night he lived on the land, dancing with the clueless humans and learning their ways, enjoying music and the simple things of life. When dawn arrived, he would return to his rightful spot in the sea, singing about the joys of his life. That was his way of living, until that one faithful day, where he saved a human after it was forced to walk the plank. A day where he unknowingly saved the life of one of most ruthless and well-known Pirate Captain. The day that the predatory Siren, became the pirate's prey.

At first glance, nobody would be able to tell that Nathaniel Jean had a problem. Or second glance, or third, or fourth. After all, he had everything. He was a captain of his school's soccer team and one of the top players in the state. He had a big house and money to spend. He had family, he had friends, he had fun, he had faith. He never meant for it to happen. He never wanted to look at another man in the way he should have been looking at a woman. The idea had disgusted him for most of his life - living in a heavily Catholic town with heavily Catholic parents, homophobia was the only response he knew. That didn't change when he first realized that he didn't like girls. No, Nathaniel Jean was still homophobic. He hated the idea of a man sleeping with another man. He was raised on the notion that all gays went to hell, and he believed it. He despised them, and so he despised himself. Nathaniel Jean was more fortunate than most, because help did arrive for him. Help by the name of Lucas Morgan, they boy he'd always known but never known. The boy with big dreams and bigger talent. The boy that changed Nathaniel's life over the course of their thirty-six week long senior year.

He held a worn polaroid in his hands and gently outlined the date that he never wanted to forget with his fingers. Was that day so magical? He could hear the ocean waves beating against the small pebbles of the beach and felt the fast and heavy beating of both of their hearts. He felt full, he felt loved and cared for. He felt safe and sound when icy arms wrapped around his waist, when warm lips pressed against a prickly cheek. Because the scariest part of love is that you are absolutely vulnerable to your dearest, and the person who makes your heart beat is the one who can make it go through such torments and agony that are tens and hundreds of times greater than all the happy moments that you have lived together. "Oh, love isn't there to make us happy. I believe it exists to show us how much we can endure." Hermann Hesse, "Peter Camenzind" this story is co writen with @FacelessFigure, and the cover is made by her < 3

Hockey player extraordinaire Cameron Beckett not only has to deal with the pressures of making it into the NHL and graduating high school, but also figuring out his feelings for the boy next door. ***** Cameron Beckett is the ace and co-captain of his hockey team, but he's failing his math class so badly that his coach threatens to bench him if he doesn't improve his grades. He turns to Sam, his neighbor, only to start developing feelings for him that he's not ready to confront. Cameron pulls away, afraid that his sexuality will cost him any chance of being drafted into the NHL. But when Sam needs him the most, Cameron can't be there for him, making him question whether his fear of coming out is actually holding him back.

(Part two of the merman's tear series) Technoblade never meant to leave his family. It was his duty to protect them, to help Phil provide so that they could survive. He knew it was his job to take care of them, he knew that without him they wouldn't be able to stay afloat. This made it all the more difficult for him when he was stolen. Snatched away from his family on the premise of being a hybrid, Technoblade has to find his way in this brand new world that he's been thrown into. Finding out you're a hybrid is one thing, but finding out there's an entire sanctuary full of them hiding from the human race? A sanctuary that's being hunted by the one and only King Schlatt? Well, that's another story.

boys in dresses, football games, first loves, and watermelon red bull; the high school experience. •in progress! •no upload schedule •slice of life fluff

clay ainsley, hollywood's heartthrob actor. nicholas scott, equally as idolized as ainsley, one of the most celebrated actors in america. it's 1962 and liking boys is supposedly wrong, but the two can't help themselves when they meet each other through the industry. content warning: graphic depictions of sex and nudity & drug/alcohol use.

sapnap wishes he could burn his school down and forget about his teachers, his problems, and that stupid shithead blondie. sapnap x punz high school au ~~~ tw: drug and alcohol use, swearing, sexual content no warnings in chapters. ♡ spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2RRxpju0zJyQbnGZrPIXZb?si=LwuEqOApTEmFbyu1uIguIQ&dl_branch=1 word count: 39915

George's experience in America, so far, could have been worse. Besides the teasing, occasional shoves, and desperate girls, he'd say that he was just getting by thanks to his three new best friends. But when he meets an exceedingly cocky jock who goes by the name Dream, George starts to question a few things. (this DOES have NSFW in it.)

Pirate captain Dream is captured by the king, in order to be pardoned, he and his crew must set sail on an almost impossible mission, to secure a mermaids tear to cure the deathly illness the king has contracted. But when this mermaid, or better put, merman starts to worm his way into Dream's heart, things start to change.