Mason was once a rising star, a record-breaking swimmer with college scouts watching and medals around his neck. But after tragedy cracks his family apart, the boy who once felt at home in the water now flinches at its touch. Haunted by memories he can't outrun and guilt he can't outswim, He spirals into silence, secrets, and self-destruction. Then he meets Ethan - warm, patient, annoyingly perceptive. Ethan sees through Mason's rehearsed smiles and razor-edged charm. He challenges him. He stays. And for the first time in forever, Mason wonders if he might be worth saving. But healing isn't linear. And grief has a way of pulling you under just when you think you've learned to float. CHECK TW'S This book contains mature themes related to mental health, grief, substance use, and suicidal ideation. #1 in LGBT #1 in alcholism

• 𝒁𝑼𝑲𝑶 • ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ ɪɴ ʜɪꜱ ᴠᴇɪɴꜱ ʙᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇɴꜱɪᴛʏ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ᴛʜᴏᴜꜱᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴜɴꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ᴅᴇꜱᴘɪꜱᴇᴅ ɪᴛ. ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʙᴜʙʙʟᴇᴅ ʙᴇɴᴇᴀᴛʜ ʜɪꜱ ꜱᴋɪɴ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ɴᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ʙᴇ ᴛᴀᴍᴇᴅ ɴᴏʀ ᴜꜱᴇᴅ, ɪɴꜱᴛᴇᴀᴅ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴅᴏᴏᴍᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ꜰᴏʀᴇᴠᴇʀ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ɪᴛ, ʙᴜᴛ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜ ɪᴛ-ꜱᴏ ᴄʟᴏꜱᴇ, ʏᴇᴛ ꜱᴏ ꜰᴀʀ. ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ɪꜰ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀ ʙʟᴇꜱꜱɪɴɢ ᴏʀ ᴀ ᴄᴜʀꜱᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴀꜱ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴅᴀʏ ᴘᴀꜱꜱᴇᴅ-ᴀꜱ ᴍᴏᴏɴꜱ ꜰᴏʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ꜱᴜɪᴛ-ʜᴇ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴏɴᴇ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ.

BOOK 2 L E O Two years have passed for Leo and his siblings and yet his heart breaking secrets remain hidden, lost in the same shadows in which they continuously neglect to realise they've left him in. Will any of them notice before it's too late? (can be read as a stand-alone, though some parts may be a little confusing) - CHECK TW'S - #1 in #FindingYourself #1 in #boyxboy #1 in #bxblove #1 in #abused #1 in #gaylove #1 in #mentaldisorder #1 in #Numb #1 in #mentalillness #2 in #Depression #2 in #brothers #2 in #ProtectiveOlderBrothers #2 in #LittleBrother #2 in #twins - S T A R T E D O4|O4|2O22 C O M P L E T E D O6|O6|2O23 - C O P Y R I G H T ALL RIGHTS RESERVED @ShanLivx

When shy bartender Elliot is approached by a handsome stranger on a park bench at midnight, their unlikely attraction unravels everything they know about themselves, and the crime-ridden city around them. *** Elliot Taylor is running out of places to hide. Trapped between a ruthless father, a dead-end job, and a future that feels just out of reach, he spends his nights on park benches clinging to one goal: get into college and get out for good. What he doesn't plan on is Noah Black. Vice President of the Stray Dogs Motorcycle Club. Infamous. Observant. Relentless. Far too charming for a man with a reputation for violence, and determined to pry into wounds Elliot would rather pretend don't exist. Through chance encounters and sleepless nights, the two can't seem to avoid each other. But Noah's life comes with complications: a motorcycle club under pressure, threats closing in, and loyalties that crumble when tested. As Elliot drifts deeper into Noah's current, he cannot help but realize how dangerously close he's falling -- even as deadly secrets threaten to unravel everything they've fought so hard for. Soon, Elliot must face a choice: keep chasing the life he's always dreamed of, or confront the truths that could shatter everything he knows... including his past, his heart, and the man who refuses to let him go.

❝ 𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝, 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞. 𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝, 𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬. 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫. ❞ or in which a stubborn boy and a cold-hearted boy breaks free from the chains that are keeping them from being together. 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗗𝗢𝗪𝗛𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦 male oc x alec lightwood (currently being edited)