Lennox "Nox" Wilder is a rockstar with a reputation: rehab, relapse, chaos. But after years of wreckage, he's fighting for one last chance at sobriety with the only person who's never left his side. Luca Gray isn't just a tattoo artist. He's Nox's anchor. His best friend. The one who saw something worth saving when Nox couldn't even look in the mirror. For five years, they've stayed orbiting each other, too close to be just friends, too afraid to fall. But when Luca's past resurfaces in the form of a dangerously obsessive ex, Nox is forced to face the truth: he's in love with Luca, and he'll burn the world down to keep him safe. A haunting, tender romance about second chances, survival, and the kind of love that makes you want to stay.

Alex has been looking for a sign from the universe. A sign to tell him that he needs to keep fighting. To live on for his brother who died in a tragic car accident. When Alex stumbles across a man in town wearing a blindfold, holding a sign that says, 'You are not alone. If you need a talk or a hug. I am here.' He takes it upon himself to approach the stranger. Was this the sign he has been looking for? - River has been a mental health advocate for three years. With his own demons battled, he takes it upon himself to support others. More specifically strangers. He has always found peace in helping those who suffer in silence. When River is approached by a man who expresses his depressive tendencies, he decides to take the broken stranger for coffee, out of fear of what might happen if he lets him go. River tells him to offload, release all the sadness and frustration he has into someone who knows nothing about him. But when he leaves, River can't stop thinking about him. It's not until Alex comes back a few months later to thank him for listening when he needed help the most. Alex has a lot to thank for his signs from the universe.

MXM Danny Taylor, 28, was failing in life. Unloved and married off in a business arrangement, used and discarded by his family, now divorced, a string of failed relationships, a dirty little flat he could barely afford, and a miserable dead end job. His one true friend Hina the only saving grace in his tired world. One damp chilly Friday night after yet another soul destroying day, a sudden scream, a screech of tyres and a loud bang outside shocks Danny out of his slumber. He rushes from his bed, injuring himself on the way on a broken bed spring. He meets Mark, choking to death on the road outside his flat after a drunk driver rammed his motorbike off the road, obliterating the machine and leaving the man half dead. Not caring for his own pain, with one simple action, Danny saves the life of the man behind the visor. A man with haunting grey eyes, eyes he just can't forget. The selfless action changes his life when he encounters the 'mirror man', the shadow of the rider he saved, in his bathroom mirror, while the man is in a coma. Meeting Marks parents starts a chain of events that Danny could never have imagined when they reveal that he isn't who he thought he was. He catches feelings for the mirror man, and for the real Mark Chandler when he wakes up. But Danny's ex returns, causing a scene and a smashed up door, forcing Danny to stay with Marks family. Danny is happy when Mark comes home until an incident sees him going back to his flat where he collapses, exhausted after years of neglecting himself. Waking up in hospital he learns that Mark has had half his leg amputated after collapsing at home. What will happen to him and Mark?. What other secrets are still to be told?. 🏍️🏍️ If you're reading this anywhere other than Inkitt or Wattpad it has been copied without my permission, please report it. It is an original story, only published in these two places. Artwork is not mine, credit to the original creator. ©️Mysteriou

Paris Wills is a dreamer. His father always said he got it from his mom, an artist who was unlike any other. Her virtue was painting, and Paris' is poetry. No matter where he is, Paris finds inspiration for his poems. In the summer after his sophomore year of high school, Paris finds his biggest inspiration yet, one to overshadow his mom's untimely death. Paris has met Grayson Pierce, the new boy next door, who is not only friendly but also incredibly cute. With his blond waves and charismatic smile, Grayson has found a new place in Paris' heart. Still, Paris cannot help but wonder if his budding love for Grayson is merely one-sided. For now, Grayson's only friend is Paris. Yet, when school starts again after the summer, will he stick around? In order to ensure that Grayson stays, Paris must make one of the most difficult choices of his life. Should he play it safe and ignore his romantic feelings or take a chance and let himself bathe in color? 💕 Featured on @BACommunity "LGBTQ+" reading list. 💕 Featured on @BullyingPrevention "LGBTQIAP+ Pride" reading list. 💕 Featured on @ComeAndSitWithUs "#LGBTQIAP+ - I am who I am" reading list. 💕 Featured on @cupid "Love Conquers All" reading list. 💕 Featured on @CupidsBookClub "Eros" reading list. 💕 Featured on @CupidsBookClub "Cupid's Arrow (Summer 2020 Edition)". 💕 Featured on @FreeTheLGBT "Coming of Age" reading list. 💕 Featured on @Romance "Young Love" reading list. 💕 Featured on @YA "Love, Actually" reading list. 💕 #1 in poem (out of 151K stories). 💕 #1 in gaycharacters (out of 229 stories). 💕 #3 in teenager (out of 33.1K stories). 💕 #3 in cupid (out of 3.2K stories). ⚠️ Trigger Warning ⚠️ This story depicts loss, grief, drug addiction, depression, and suicide. Read at your discretion. © ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

It wasn't normal to find yourself weirdly interested in someone for no reason. Not someone you'd only been talking to for a month. And definitely not in the way Aiden was watching Matias like he was studying for a test on his face structure. He wasn't a fucking artist. What was he even doing? Did friends stare like that? ...Were they even friends? "You're a shitty liar," Matias said eventually, his tone casual but definitely laced with amusement. Aiden rolled his eyes so hard he might've sprained something. "Fuck you." "Jeez, Aiden, buy me dinner first."

As if five bodyguards weren't already enough, Léonel's father assigned him a sixth. This one carried a different purpose entirely. Spoiled and reckless as ever, Léonel took it as nothing more than a bait to his own amusement, blind to what was about to unfold. A slow burn full of comedy, sharp sass, and passion-all twisted together with just the right amount of angst. jaeslut, 2026

Noah plays like the ice was made for him - calm, controlled, unreadable. Elliot plays like the world owes him something - sharp edges, quick temper, fire under his skin. They're rivals. Different teams. Different reputations. Different ways of surviving. But one reckless hit, one look held a second too long, and suddenly the line between enemy and something else starts to blur. Off the ice, it's supposed to be simple. Casual. No feelings. No risks. Except Elliot is the one who keeps showing up. And Noah is the one who never runs. As cameras catch stolen moments and the hockey world starts asking questions, their secret stops being theirs. Love doesn't just threaten their careers - it forces them to face the parts of themselves they've spent years hiding. Because under the rink lights, everything is visible. And some things are worth the fall. [Mature themes] [Completed]

(Overdrive Series book 1- now published via Amazon KDP!) A decade into being the frontman of a popular rock band, Eric Ellis is grappling with the more difficult sides of fame. As harassment intensifies his own insecurities, he quickly ends up on a public and dangerous spiral that leaves him battling for his health, while navigating complicated relationships with his bandmates as well as new self-discoveries. As simple as being stars may seem- everyone has something to battle with behind closed doors.

Matthew Chandlers is the captain of his school's hockey team, whose dad just happened to be the coach of. But if you ask Matt he'll tell you, his dad being the coach is far from the reason why he's on the team or why he's captain. He's captain because he's a kick-ass hockey player who may just have a future in the NHL if he keeps his game on the top. But that may be a problem seeing as he's sliding through school with a 2.3 average and is failing French. A lesson his mother just happens to teach. Forced to either retire his skates up for the rest of the season or get a tutor his parents agreed on one person. Bring in, Henry Oswald. Matthew's neighbor and ex-best friend from childhood who has a 4.0 grade average in every subject. Henry and Matt are awkward at first because of something that happens in the past that pulled them apart. But with every lesson together the two seem to form the bond they once lost. But will Matthew ever get over his fears of the unknown, or will this friendship fall again harder than ever before? Cover made by my amazing friend @saintc

In the Astor Group Ice Arenas, the worlds of ice hockey and figure skating merge by the border between working-class Brunson and the upper-crust Lake City. Liam Astor is the boy everyone knows. Everyone knows he's the son of the CEO of Astor Investments Group. Everyone knows he only skates with his partner. Everyone knows his favorite hobby is turning heads and slacking jaws. And everyone knows he had a summer fling with another boy when he went away before senior year. Eli Blake is the boy who's lost too much to throw his goals all away for distractions. He has a plan to make it out of Brunson, and it involves throwing himself at his chances of a pro career with the NHL. No college, no grades, no detours except whatever he strictly has to do to get by and make it to his ultimate goal. Eli is a mystery to Liam. And Liam is too enticing for Eli to be able to resist. Maybe the boy everybody knows has a secret side to him as well. And maybe, the boy who can't afford distractions could use one after all.