Five years after Luca Moretti walked away from the only man he ever loved, the city barely recognizes him anymore. He is colder now. Quieter. Sharper around the edges. The reckless boy who raced to disappear is gone-replaced by a man who survives because someone depends on him. Luca is a father. Not by blood, but by choice. His son-three years old, loud, fearless, and loved too fiercely-is the only soft thing Luca allows himself. The boy is raised inside a house full of violence-turned-loyalty: a mafia stepfather who would burn the city for him, stepbrothers who treat him like something sacred, and a grandmother who kisses his scraped knees like they're miracles. Luca never moved on. He just stopped hoping. Elliot Ríos disappeared after the war, believing Luca had built a life without him-believing that was the only way they both survived. He didn't know about the child. He didn't know about the nights Luca spent staring at empty roads. He didn't know the love was still there, intact and unspent. Until a small boy collides with him on a sidewalk. Until a child with Luca's eyes and Luca's temper looks up at him and says, without hesitation: "Sorry, Dad." And then, pointing at Luca- "My other Dad." Book Three is about coming home after devastation, about chosen family, about learning how to love again when the cost is no longer just your own heart. Because some loves don't end. They just wait until the people involved are strong enough to survive them.

/ˌserənˈdipədē/ (n.) To find something good without looking for it "they annoying," I said quietly. He leaned on the counter beside me, close enough I could feel his shoulder. "yeah," he murmured, eyes soft. "but I'm only here for you anyway."

When Lloyd is kidnapped and used as leverage by Scales and the Serpentine, Garmadon is willing to do anything to get him back. Even kill. *Warning* Does get a bit graphic at some points.

They didn't end up in the same space on purpose. Brooklynn is the quiet type. Not shy... just tired. Tired in the "life been heavy for a while now" way. He minds his business, goes to work, comes home, and keeps his world small because that's how he breathes. Azyir is the opposite. Loud, funny, always in motion. ADHD running the wheel every day. Talks so much he forgets to say what he really means. Laughs loud so nobody asks if he's okay. They sit in the same trig class at their HBCU, but they don't talk. They don't dislike each other either. They just... live in two different worlds. Messiah Markell is their professor. Older, calm, strict in the quiet way that makes people sit up straighter. He owns a club downtown called Desirable, but in class he keeps everything controlled. He doesn't like watching people drown in silence or noise. He sees them both slipping. Not failing. Slipping. So he tells them to stay after class. Every day. Not for tutoring. Not for discipline. Just to sit, breathe, work, or not work. A room where nobody has to force themselves to be "okay." And somehow, without anybody planning it... The quiet one. The loud one. And the man who teaches them how to stay. Start learning how to need each other. Not in a fast way. Not in a dramatic way. In the way real connections happen: Slow glances. Shared exhaustion. Walking home together because home doesn't feel safe tonight. Sitting in silence that doesn't hurt. Being seen without having to explain. This is a story about: Black boy rest. Soft dominance. Messy feelings. Learning how to stay present. No fake deep. No forced love. Just real people figuring out how to breathe.

This story includes BDSM and is recommended for 18+ and mature audiences. Angelo Romano is the Master and owner of a well known gay BDSM dungeon--Devil's Dungeon. One day, he has the great honor of welcoming a famous Master to his dungeon and that's when he has a chance of meeting Harley Rivera. Harley Rivera is a submissive puppy who's in no rush to find a Dominant, but when Angelo punishes him and then asks for his number, what will he do? Davin Bell is one of Angelo's Dominant best friends and he can't help but eye his best friend's love interest. He keeps it to himself at first, but then is forced to confess by Angelo. So what do the three men decide to do? Does Angelo allow Davin and Harley to date, or will he choose to be selfish and keep Harley all to himself? __________________________________________ (This story includes abuse, and contains CNC or consensual non-consensual play as well as dark play.) Tbh, I don't remember the description of this story before it was deleted so it's bland right now, let's hope it doesn't get deleted again. (;'༎ຶٹ༎ຶ') 11/16/20 - 11/10/22 :))

Blaise Lewis only knows his life on land. His mother works at the hospital, and he and his younger sister go to school. Everything is normal. Except for the powers he's had since forever, and now that he's older, they're getting harder to control. It's almost his eighteenth birthday when he loses control of his powers and injures the one person he loves the most, and now he must search for help. But what happens when the help lives miles below the surface of the water? Not only that, but what happens when he finds love along the way? #33 oracle>>> July 8, 2019 #12 underwater>>> July 12, 2019 #37 mer>>> December 5, 2019

"Leo pinned me against the wall with his hips; his hands gently gripping my wrists, keeping my arms above my head against the cool brick behind me. His beautiful, hazy blue eyes -that had turned straight quicksilver, again- were filled with such an intense, carnal desire I couldn't even look into them, so I looked over his shoulder. I saw a small group of kids from the group standing out by their cars who would easily be able to see what we were doing...or at least what Leo was doing to me. At that moment, my mind started wandering to all the things that I could be doing to him right now...but I stopped that train of thought, immediately, as it started heading to all the wrong places... All the dirty places... All of those places involving a very hard part of my body... I glanced back at Leo; his gaze was still as intense as it was before (unfortunately). He smirked at me and said confidently, "You can't ignore me forever, Ethan. You're eventually gonna fall for my charms..." Ethan Carter was focused on 2 things. 1. School (obviously) and 2. Getting over ex (it's proving to be, harder than he thought), but now he has to add dying to that list, and suddenly having feelings for a boy (which has happened once before, but Ethan tries to forget it). Leo Malone makes Ethan feel things he's never felt for another guy. Leo's sweet, patient, and understanding, the only problem is, he's a guy. Ethan tries to ignore the fact that his heart flutters every time he sees Leo, or that he can't ever stop thinking about him; but if having cancer has taught him one thing, it's that, "You have to live in the present, as you may not have a future."

Not enemies Not lovers Just strangers with some memories. *** To put it simple, Lewis Henderson, the boy who has his life planned out, hates Weston Griffin, their school's biggest playboy for their unspoken past together. Now they're in their last year of highschool and their relationship hasn't gotten any better. But what happens when a highschool party, a few cups of beer, and a not-so-innocent kiss is the reason both boys have been thrown into a world of twisted desires. And what's worst is Lewis has none of this planned out. Warning - Sexual content, mature language, and homophobic content. Chapters with smut have a warning at the beginning.

Sasuke Uchiha has just reencountered with Naruto after first seeing Sakura and Kakashi after a while: "Why are you fixated on me?! Why do you care?!" "Because we're friends!" Those words always ran throughout the raven's head, and ever since that small reacquintance he had with the Orange Ninja, he couldn't stop thinking about him in a way that might change everything. After this little event, Naruto is trying to earn Kurama's chakra within a battle. Meeting Kushina, his mother for the first time, he ended up confessing his feelings for Sasuke, and both feel the same way towards each other now. Neither of them knew about the other's feelings, in the beginning at least. Naruto wants to see Sasuke again, not caring whether or not it results with an argument or a battle that led to death. On the other hand, Sasuke tries to debate whether he should continue on with his dream to destory Konoha and Naruto with it, or find his only friend immediately and confess his feelings. A SasuNaru Fanfic This Fanfic Continues throughout the fourth shinobi world war ALL RIGHTS RESERVED TO MASASHI KISHIMOTO FOR CREATING NARUTO. MOST OF THE DIALOGUE DURING THE BATTLES AND SUCH ARE FROM THE ANIME, MANGA, AND ULTIMATE NINJA 4!!!