Crossposted on Ao3 Everyone has one, an invisible red string around their pinky that glows when their soulmate is near. Well, everyone except Viktor, who's been using every lab at his disposal to find out why. It's not like he needs someone, he's fine on his own, he always has been- That is until Heimerdinger brings an academy student(who's currently on probation) to aid him in his research. And then he sees it dangling between their hands. Trigger warnings: Suicidal Thoughts/Ideation Major Character Death Graphic Violence Childhood Trauma Sexual Themes (Smut)

One impulsive friendship, one bad idea, and feelings that won't go away. ✨ Eli convinces Aubrey to spend more time together-just as a distraction from their mutual bad luck in love. But when movie nights turn into something deeper, Eli falls hard, knowing Aubrey won't feel the same. Frenemies-to-lovers, banter, hurt/comfort, and a novella full of tension and longing. 📖 PART OF THE WARNER PARK COLLECTION: All of my books can be enjoyed as standalones, but they're even more fun when read together. You'll spot recurring characters, inside jokes, and deeper connections that unfold across the series. Each collection follows a different couple in the same friends group-so the more you read, the more you'll feel at home. BOOK ONE: Warner Park (Andrew x Vince) BOOK TWO: The Bad Idea (Eli x Aubrey) 🖤 COMPLETED: If you love this book, you can buy a distraction-free version of it to keep on any e-reader library over at my shop: authormanderson.com/shop ⚠️ MATURE CONTENT: sexual details, mentions of childhood parental abuse, a toxic best friend & emotional manipulation, drugs, alcohol, language

||WATTY WINNER 2023🌟|| Two strangers pretend to be a couple to win a dumb bet. The wager: they must enrol in couples therapy and fool their counselor. _________ Six non-refundable couples counseling sessions. That's how many Clementine booked for him and his girlfriend to sort out their relationship problems. What he didn't see coming was getting dumped as soon as he informed her of it. Enter Everett, a chaotic, curly-haired boy who barges into Clementine's life. He offers to fake date and attend the counseling sessions with Clementine. Unfortunately, they are both idiots. Did they really believe they could safely fake-date in a Wattpad book and NOT fall in love? ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 Might bring to mind: "Heartstopper" but with a ton more baking and fake dating 🌈 🎼🎶 This book has a Spotify playlist with a song for each chapter. To download it you can search me on Spotify @itsmeimthevampire - the playlist name is "Idiots To Lovers." 🏅🏅🏅 Watty Winner 2023. Shortlisted in the Open Novella Contest 2023. Featured on Wattpad profiles: @Lgbtq @FreeTheLgbt @Romance 🏆🏆🏆 #2 lgbt #2 lgbtq 📆 10/5/23 #4 gay 21/5/23 #4 bxb 14/5/23 #5 boyxboy 13/5/23 #1 gayromance 5/5/23 #1 gayshipsareyayships 14/5/23 Written for ONC2023 using prompt 39: On a blind date with a complete mismatch, you're increasingly uncomfortable but too polite to leave. Then an attractive stranger comes over and gives you an out.

Two vanished. One came back.

"I love you." "Oh?" "In a non-bro sort of way, y'know? Full homo." ~~~ Kai and Roan are a lot of things. Best friends, football players, straight A students, future roommates, and so on. Read what happens when a kiss adds something new to the list. ~~~ [This is a FREE book with paid exclusive chapters.] [bxb] [Marked mature for sexual content.]

Apollo Quinn is entering the summer before his senior year with one promise to himself; He needs to truly live. After 17 years of being miserably bored, he planned on finally finding himself. Maybe getting a girlfriend, maybe going to a party. No matter what he did, it needed to be big: Something utterly life changing. The only issue? Nicolas Young. While 5 years ago, Apollo and Nicolas had been best friends, these days, they never spoke. Nicolas lived across the country and Apollo was a bit too stubborn to reach out. When Apollo's mom let him know that Nicolas would have to fly from Vermont to California and spend the entire summer in their house, Apollo knew he was doomed. What he didn't account for was how utterly life changing their new friendship would become. 🌊🌊🌊 90,880 words Some content may be upsetting to certain readers! Be sure to read the warnings at beginnings of more triggering chapters.