To Kade Sanford Black, falling for his best friend Xanthie Lorenz, a serious and drop-dead handsome songwriter, was a line he did not want to cross. Knowing all too well the huge possibility of losing the only person who could see through him, he took a step back and put a distance to sustain their friendship - especially since Xanthie is soon to marry. Will Kade be able to hold back his feelings until he sees Xanthie married? Or will he finally have the courage to confess his feelings...and risk losing the only friend he has? WARNING: This story contains depictions of suicide, self-harm, and mental health crises that may be upsetting for some readers. Any depictions of mental health issues herein are not meant as a replacement for medical care. If you or someone you know deals with similar issues, they should seek the help of a medical professional. Reader discretion is advised. If you or someone you know in the U.S. is contemplating suicide, please encourage them to call 988 or visit 988lifeline.org. For international resources, please visit: http://www.suicide.org/hotlines/international-suicide-hotline s.html CECELIB | C.C. Cover by Ren Tachibana

Independent, no-nonsense, insolent-those are the words that best describe Elio Rivera. Living on his own has contributed to his toughened personality. Working as a waiter to support himself, he has learned to be tough and unyielding at such a young age. After ruining an expensive painting in an art exhibit, Elio finds himself between a humongous debt and a lifeless, detached painter-Skyler Alba. Left with no choice, Elio agrees to live in servitude to the painter as a way of repaying his mountain of debt. Join Elio and Skyler as their personalities clash like water and oil in this newest romance story by theashtone. As their story develops, Elio and Skyler will soon learn that they might just be the perfect people for each other who met at the best possible time. Question is, are they brave enough to let go of their past? Or are they just going to commit the same mistakes for the second time around?

It's already the 31st century. Almost one millennium after our present time, the society has changed drastically. Superpowers have emerged in the majority of the world's population, changing life on Earth forever. What was once considered as impossible became possible. The wildest dreams of humanity became a reality. It seems that the next stage of evolution has been achieved by humans. And in this world of agents, villains, magic, and superpowers, an ordinary boy with extraordinary dreams will emerge. A boy that is actually no ordinary boy. He is Ike. And his dream is as big as his hidden power. Join him in his journey in the world of Weirdos. This is the first installment of the Weirdo Series.

One thing is for sure: Ike is not an ordinary boy. He is a weirdo. He is the successor of the most powerful weirdness known in history. And he is fresh from his first year of study in Emerald School of Magic. As the next school year unfolds, the situation inside their school becomes tensed. Students are being targeted by a mysterious and tricky attacker; a person who will stop at nothing to reach his ultimate goal - to get rid of the headmistress and the successor of the Prime Elemental. It is up to Ike and his squad to find out who the mysterious attacker is before any of them gets attacked next; or worse, before the attacker succeeds in his goal of hitting two birds with one stone. Things are about to get chaotic and magically mad as they come face to face with the villain who has been hiding in plain view all this time, silently pulling the strings from the shadows. This is the second installment of the Weirdo Series.

Despite being a dominant alpha, Jarvey Nevarez has never cared a single bit about his genealogy. As the only person that his family can rely on, he can't afford to get distracted by omegas who seem to have a knack of attaching themselves to him. He's got better things to do in life, and sex is the very last thing in his mind. Unbeknownst to him, a particular someone is about to flip his world upside down: a dominant omega by the name of Asa Aracea. Asa is a famous celebrity with serious attitude issues who's grown tired of show business and has been trying for years to find a way out of his network. Jarvey is in search of money. Asa is in search of a way out of his network. Strange it may seem, but they might just be the perfect people to solve each other's problems - if they can set aside their clashing personalities first. theashtone explores new grounds in his first-ever Omegaverse story, Love Me or Hate Me.

A powerful storm is slowly brewing, and it's only a matter of time before it wreaks havoc and mayhem. Even Emerald, the home of the most powerful weirdo, is no longer safe from the claws of evil. Time is running out. In the third installment of the Weirdo Series, more puzzles are to be unveiled as more questions become unanswered. Who is Serafina? Where is she? And is there a possibility that she's still alive? As everyone prepares for the onslaught of the incoming storm, Ike will be caught in a mad rush against time to master his weirdness in the quickest way possible and to learn about the villains, specifically the villain whom the headmistress apparently defeated many years ago. And it will soon become clear to Ike that the villains he's been trying to suppress are just hiding in plain sight. In fact, they are just hiding inside him, deep inside his own heart. It's game on or game over.

The forces of evil have won. The balance of the society has been toppled. Villains have taken over everything. And Ike is the only person with enough power who can stop all of them. Following the tragic events in Emerald, Ike and his friends were forced to flee from the school. Left crippled by the loss of their most powerful guardian, they must look for ways to end Serafina's reign once and for all. But the path they chose to take isn't going to be an easy one. As the darkest days descend on them, Ike and his friends will delve deep into Serafina's mysterious past in hopes of uncovering her dark secrets and possible weaknesses. The line between good and evil will become unclear as Ike uncovers the inescapable fate that he and RB have been tangled with. Destiny will be defied and the future will be rewritten as we witness the epic conclusion of the Weirdo Series in Weirdos IV: The Emerald Heart.