The brush of an arm, the tap of a hand, any skin to skin contact and Dakota Grinn is plagued with the horror of that person's death. He sees the Number, the date they'll die, and feels the pain they encounter when they do. Skin melting, knife twisting, bones cracking; Dakota feels it. And he's sick of it. Abandoned by his parent's because of his "gift", Dakota hops around foster home to foster home. The beginning of his 8 days start at a new foster home with a kind, understanding foster mom with a too low Number. As the 8 days pass, Dakota meets Andy, an adorable, sweet guy that insists on being his friend. Normally secluding himself from people, Dakota feels drawn to Andy. Is it the fact that his cute face takes his breath away? Is it because his light, gentle voice calms Dakota instantly? Or is it how whenever he feels Andy's Number, Dakota is filled with warmth and love and the feeling of having lived a long, happy life? And the strangest thing; Dakota sees himself right there with him, holding Andy lovingly in his arms. Even with the single source of warmth, Dakota is still left with the fear and pain of others' deaths. But only 8 days. He only needs to last 8 more days. Then Dakota ends it all. Or will Andy be able to save him in time?

Kayden is 16 and suffers with depression and self harms. What happens when he takes it to the extreme and ends up in a mental care institute and meets an 18 year old boy named Daniel? - A boy who cares for him despite his problems. Except... why is it that Daniel is here?

Dawson has had it rough. Not as bad as some, worse than others. He lives in constant secret, heart ache and pain. After his parents died he under went a transformation, rendering him unrecognizable. After three years of pain, cutting, and one suicide attempt, he returns to his hometown. As Dawson hides his identity, it will become harder and harder to seal away the truth when faces from the past start revealing themselves, including his gorgeous ex best friend Alec. Only Dawson isn't the only one with secrets and when a lie reaches Dawson's ears, it will take all he has in him to protect the one thing he has left. Himself. Dealing with depression is hard, and Dawson will have to learn it's not something that can be handled alone. He'll have to open up his heart once more, even if it risks him getting hurt, if he wants to achieve happiness. ---------------------------- This is a trigger warning, to anyone that has problems with self-harm I recommend you don't read this as there are some graphic scenes. Also, this is a boyxboy story, so if you don't like hot steamy action between two boys, this is not the story for you. If you don't like it you shouldn't even be reading this anyway and I will not tolerate hate. You do not choose your sexuality and no one else has the right to make someone feel bad about who they are. Also, if any of you are having problems, or the story has triggered you, please inbox me. I love to hear from my readers.

***BOYXBOY - Don't say I didn't warn you ;)*** Oliver seems like the typical emo kid at Hughsburg High School; he has black hair, black clothes, never talks to anyone. His parents are work-o-holics who don't have the time of day for him and his sister is always at parties with random guys she just met. He is gay and hates it, but he is also so far in the closet he is beyond Narnia. With no-one to talk to, he turns to drugs and self-harm as a release and to keep his mind off things. When one day he meets an amazing guy and quickly realises he is falling for him. Will it work out between them? Can he be saved from his bad addictions before it's too late?

Ashton Irwin 17 and suicidal, he has no friends or family anymore, Ashton self-harms and is willing to die just so he doesn’t have to be part of this miserable world. One night he was pushed over the edge, the final straw, ashton and his family took a trip to America from Australia, and they all got into a argument about how much ashton is hated and before long he was kicked out and his family up and left to go back to Australia, leaving him alone in another country. Luke hemming’s 29 and works for a suicide hotline, Luke has a happy aura about him and loves to help people, he is gay and proud of it. What happens when Ashton rings the night Luke is working, will he be able to save poor Ashton or will his life come to an end.

Everyone always sees those stories about depressed girls, and everyone forgets that guys have feelings too. We hurt too. We cut too. We starve too. It's not just the girls. <3

(Sequel to the deepest cut) its been 6 months since Evan and Jeremy got engaged and moved in together and all is well...or so you think. Evan had stopped cutting for a while and has now started again but Jeremy doesn't know yet...what will he do once he finds out. there is also a unexpected guest to appear on Jeremy's doorstep...how will that affect their relationship. will they still get married? will they finish high school? will both of them live long enough to find out?

evan maxwell's parents suddenly said one morning that they are moving, evan hated this idea but shortly after they packed up and moved basically to the middle of no where well thats what evan thought , it was a very , very small city called kyoto, not that it mattered , all evan could think of was how he had to leave behind his old life not that he had much of one but to start again is not a peice of cake. he got bullied and ignored and bashed in his old life and wanted nothing more than to end it , maybe by cutting to deep of yeah did i forget to mention evan is emo maybe more so a masochistic... but then he starts school and everything turns from bad to worse until .......

Tyler Quinn is a suicidal, gay sophomore in the city of Providence, Rhode Island. He has made a decision to jump off the Rhode Island Convention Center during his senior year. Can he find a reason to go on before his death date rolls around?