He was never supposed to look twice. Not at the man who watched him too closely. Not at the one who noticed the bruises. Not at the one who asked questions without demanding answers. He has been with Mateo for four years-long enough for love to turn into routine, for fear to disguise itself as loyalty. Mateo's world is loud, dangerous, and closed tight around him. Luca knows the rules: don't ask, don't wander, don't belong to anyone else. But one late night. Everything changes. Because Ren doesn't touch him like he owns him. Ren doesn't love him like a threat. And once Luca realizes there's another way to be held, going back becomes impossible. Some loves burn you. Others teach you how not to flinch. TW: Abuse! Cheating!

Desmond Crenshaw doesn't have much going for him. He street races for cash, deals drugs to get by, and drags himself through each day with only one goal: survival. He's a reckless high school dropout with very few talents that won't get him arrested-definitely not someone you'd want around your child. Vaughn Torres agrees, he's been seeking a solid reason to cut off the friendship between the troublemaker and his daughter since the day they met. He gets one, too, when Des's vices begin to bleed into their lives and Winter is officially in danger. Des is given an ultimatum: he can only be around Winter if he distances himself from the crime. There's only one way to do that. A change of employment, specifically to Vaughn's mechanic shop, though that balance is a lot easier said than done. No, things for Des are never that simple. Not when he's working under the watchful eye of a man who hates him. Not when he starts genuinely wanting to be better, and is faced with the rocky road of leaving a life of crime entirely. And especially not when he's been in love with Winter's dad for years.

"you consume me" "I can't live without you" "i'm addicted"

**Boy x Boy story** After a disaster 5 years ago a hockey team in Minnesota gets ready for their season. This is Jae's last year in high school hockey and he wants to make it the best. He thought the team was mostly in tip-top shape. Until this guy in a red hoodie shows up and completely throws Jae's life for a loop. He looses and gains some people along the way. Learning some dark secret from the people he thought he knew and seeing a side of someone he never thought was there. He even discovers something of himself that he had stuffed away for a long time. All cause of this guy that always wears the red hoodie, Harley. Unbelievable. Updates: When able Started: February 2022 Ended:

"You fucking ruined everything", he growls at me, face fuming with anger as he takes calculated steps towards me. "I couldn't touch her without remembering your fucking face omega!". An arranged marriage, that's all it was, he's a replacement, the other is just lost. How will they live together with their past dragging them down. Will there be love? Yet, would love conquer all? Warning: Explicit Content, Very Mature Scenes, Dirty Talking. Accomplishments: No.1 in - Top Jimin - 25/07/2022 Kookmin - 16/06/2022 Explicit Content -9/08/2022 No.3- Jikook - 23/06/2022 No.1- Top Jm/Btm Jk -23/02/23 No.4- Top Jimin- 23/02/23

-- Set in the same storyline as 12 Days Of Christmas -- Sebastian and Chris's third daughter is born, and the Evans clan can't be any more thrilled to welcome the newest member into their family. Word Count: 95k