Some say that murder is a huge crime. In the Lost Cities, it's been unheard of since Sophie Foster was 16. Now, when she and her friends are older, they're told that murder was okay for the good of the world, but being LGBTQ+ isn't. Ship: Kam (main)

Just keep smiling. That's Keefe's motto. Just smile; Smile through the pain, struggle, sadness and tears. Don't tell anyone, even Fitz his best friend, what hides behind the smile. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hide all emotions. Keep to yourself. You're fine. That's what Tam tells himself everyday. Hide from reality would be best. Just keep it together till its over. Just keep yourself together, even in front of Linh, his one friend who works at the library. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When the two happen to meet at a therapy group, set up by their school, everything changes. From day one being they can't even stand the other to one day barely being able to separate from each other. Wow... I really need to work on descriptions like these. This is a mortal AU for Kam. TW: Attempted suicide, harsh language, abuse, blood and gore. Idk probably more I just can't think of any. THERE WILL BE NOT SMUT IN THIS FIC. Sorry to disappoint but I could not write smut for the life of me.

(BOOK 1 IN THE 𝘒𝘌𝘌𝘗𝘌𝘙 𝘖𝘍 𝘛𝘏𝘌 𝘓𝘖𝘚𝘛 𝘚𝘌𝘊𝘙𝘌𝘛𝘚 SERIES) 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨. Fitz Vacker spent his early years looking for her, away from his home in the Lost Cities, to a wider, more daunting world - his only motivation being fake smiles and his father's determination. But his life changes the moment he meets Sophie Foster - a teenage elf living amongst humans. Everything turns upside down, his life, his world, everything he thought to be true. He was once looking, but now he was searching for the answer. BEST RANKINGS: #1 in Fantasycomedy Cover designed by @Beautifully1Derful DISCLAIMER: Keeper of the Lost Cities belongs to Shannon Messenger. This is a rewrite of the original from Fitz's POV.

Every journey starts somewhere, right? Keefe Sencen and Tam Song meet each other accidentally when they're young. But childlike intentions only last until childhood. What will Keefe and Tam do when their unlikely friendship develops into something even more unlikely? Cover made by @sissymisscece Recognisable characters belong to Shannon Messenger from Keeper of the Lost Cities. And if I do reference any characters from other books and other media, I'll put the name of the creator as well as their work at the bottom of the chapter. Started: 21st May 2023 Ended: 23rd August 2023

Keefe Sencen was running. He didn't know for how long, he didn't know when he'd stop - he hardly knew why. Suddenly, his world is turned upside down when a black-cloaked villain grabs and drags him to a building, where he meets someone special - Tam Song. Keefe and Tam form a rivalry like no other - so different because it turns into something neither of them would ever expect. BEST RANKINGS: #1 in Marelinh Cover Made on Canva The characters are not mine, they're Shannon Messenger's from Keeper of the Lost Cities. @aerostrixx is the amazing editor of this story.