"The boy suddenly looked up, his perfectly black eyes meeting mine. I knew, at least aesthetically, we were already opposites. His eyes were black and mine were blue; his hair was thick and long, mine was thin and short; he wore all black, I wore bright colors. But in his eyes, I saw the same thing I see every morning. I saw a certain weight I could never describe. A certain tiredness that can't be fixed with sleep. He kept looking at me and I kept looking back at him and neither of us blinked and neither of us spoke and neither of us moved. His head tilted ever so slightly I doubted it even happened. His eyes flashed something quick and familiar and I felt my eyes widen and my neck burn and my hands suddenly fighting against my body to reach out." .................. Rex doesn't have much of a social circle or a family or a connection to real life. He just does what he has to in order to survive. He studies to graduate high school on time and he smiles to get through the day, but for so long, he's done it all alone. He just wants someone to share little moments with, someone who will listen to him and stick around. After getting stuck in a blizzard, Rex meets Matteo. Matteo who doesn't talk much. Matteo who doesn't smile much. Matteo who is nothing like anything Rex has known. Slowly, those little moments Rex used to wish someone else could exist in with him, start becoming the big moments. The big moments lived in by both Rex and Matteo. ..................

"Enamored in Red: The Love Story of Hannibal and Will" is a gore-filled, yet strangely romantic tale of two men, Hannibal Lecter and Will Graham, who are drawn together by their dark desires. Will, an FBI profiler, becomes fascinated with Hannibal, a brilliant psychiatrist and gourmet chef, who is also a notorious serial killer. As Will delves deeper into Hannibal's twisted mind, he finds himself falling in love with the man who may be his greatest enemy. As their relationship intensifies, Hannibal and Will embark on a wild and dangerous journey, filled with blood, betrayal, and sacrifice. They face new enemies, both real and imagined, and must fight to protect their love and the life they've built together. Despite their bloody pasts and the danger that surrounds them, Hannibal and Will are determined to be together, even if it means breaking every rule and defying society's expectations. In the end, they find a love that is both beautiful and horrifying, a love that will endure even in the face of death.

Sugar, the "new stuff" in the colored world of characters and family jokes, "The Amazing Digital Circus", finds herself falling head first for the sarcastic purple bunny, Jax, without her consent. Slow Updates, like all my other books.

[This story will become free on DECEMBER 13TH, 2024] Isaiah always had his focus set on school and baseball, but when he meets August, he suddenly begins questioning more than just his lack of a social life. ***** As the star of his high school baseball team, Isaiah Carr is looking forward to senior year. While not the most popular of guys, he's got his friends, he's a shoo-in for a baseball scholarship, and he's perfectly content sitting on the sidelines when it comes to his social life. However, when he meets August, a strange but cute boy with a prosthetic leg, there's no denying the connection between them. From friends to more, the two begin to grow a relationship that balances the troubles of their pasts with the hopefulness and acceptance of a future. [[word count: 90,000-100,000 words]] Cover designed by Eva I. WATTY'S 2020 YA WINNER

« Notre amour, notre union préméditée, tout cela n'est qu'un jeu de foire, et elle seule, a remporté ma foi toute entière. » - Verlaine, à Rimbaud. 매'Lynn 🥀

Wilbur was never the favorite. His twin, Technoblade, was the golden child. Techno was strong and smart, Wilbur was weak and average. Techno was a Piglin, Wilbur was a 'Human.' Phil was mean, but only to Wilbur, and favored the golden child. But it was fine. He had his mother; she filled the gap in the family. Until she wasn't. All of his family presumed dead, Wilbur left to fend for himself and the Empire at age nine. Huh. A nine-year-old on the throne. Wonder what shall happen? ○●○●○●○●○●○●○● CONTAINING: •Language •Child Abuse, Neglect, Abandonedment, blatant favoritism •WilburSoot!Angst •FutureQuackbur •DreamSMP!Royal AU •BadParent!Phil •Death •DreamSMP!Hybrids AU •War •Techno and Schlatt aren't bad

"A villain is just a hero you haven't convinced yet." - Wilbur Soot

every night, enchanting piano melodies emanate from wilbur's flat neighbor, he falls asleep to the sound of their exquisite playing every night and there is always that one notion that consumes his brain every time, "who created such pieces?" that is until one lucky rainy night, the two musicians finally come face to face. WILBUR SOOT X FEM!OC

I fully support the keys theory of Jax where he has a lot of keys BUT in this story, he's GUARDING the exit. •~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~• Jax actually never wants to leave the circus because of his bad past Yes, he remembered all, since the beginning. He's satisfied to where he is now but the problem now is his "friends" Do they still have a chance to leave the Circus or they'll be stuck there forever? Well, let's find out!