once upon a time, oliver sterling and reed bishop were best friends. with a shared love for swimming, they were inseparable. but one night changed everything between them and when oliver moved to london, their friendship fell apart. five years later, oliver is back in manchester and the past he has been avoiding for...
"How are you supposed to keep your man with your hair in that mess, Tamia?" "And has your hair been looking like that all week?" She went on talking about my hair now, considering it was blown-out instead of well kept, hot combed and straightened the way that she liked. "No, mama." I dragged, annoyed completely now...
*THIS STORY IS UNDER COMPLETE RECONSTRUCTION.* Prickly, sarcastic, self-aware Austin is roped into a risky dare by his best friend that leads to one of the most frustratingly eventful days of his young life. Not one for attention, Austin has preferred a quiet life within the otherwise chaotic and cruel confines of hi...
*Book 2 of the Fate series* Sam Carr-Simmons, the son of rich CEO Allen and restaurant owner Mika, has a secret. He is absolutely, head-over-heels in love with one of Mika's employees, Owen. With a five year age gap that definitely makes their relationship illegal, Sam and Owen sneak around everyone's back, hiding the...
brooks and hale should be perfect. the sparks are there, the lingering looks and secretive smiles, the chemistry essential to any perfect romance. the only problem? neither of them are willing to drop the pretence of heterosexuality anytime soon.
❝it's 3am, what do you want?❞ ❝there's a roach in my room, kill it for me?❞ 〤 Alvin, despite being 24 years of age, is terrified of bugs. Which is why he resorts to forcing the alluringly mysterious boy next door into killing them for him when roaches start showing up in his apartment. 〤 COVER BY: @lucidmelancholy st...
Elliot Spellman wanted to live; he wanted to feel the rush everyone else did. He was tired of being just some kid in the back of the class who went home every night to study in his bedroom. That was how he found himself in an alley, dealing marijuana. He wanted this, he needed this. Not marijuana, but friends, a grou...
[Featured in FreetheLGBT: Diverse Literature reading list and Humor: Young. Dumb. Full of Fun list] Colin Mitchell, a photographer at a well-known store, Snapshot, is openly gay--mostly. His ideal experiences are sexcapades that are always subtle, never out of line and straight to the point. (Ironic, isn't it?) Howeve...
HR-19SS | Sammy Walcott is the loner boy. The boy with scars and bruises. The quiet lacrosse boy. Sammy doesn't have a problem being alone and everybody has come to know and respect this. That's until Elijah Gracia comes back to town. Being alone isn't possible anymore. Copyright © CriticallyIntense
The three fundamental laws of Northwood High were clear. A rumour in motion tends to remain so unless asked to shut up. The amount of respect you receive equalled popularity. And the third, and the most supremely infallible one, Wilder Collins was the best kisser ever. After verifying the third law, Nico finds his...
[bxb, completed ✔] "Listen, just because ... that ... happened last night doesn't mean we're friends now, a'right? And I don't expect you to go blabbing, yeah?" The blond tried to step back, but the realization that he was against the sink didn't make his intention follow through. He had no choice but to endure the...
"We can't do this." I whisper as our lips re-connect, a tingling fire surging through my body as his hands ravage unexplored lands; my innocence dissipating away with every peck he trails down my neck. "I know we can't. That's why it's so exciting." He replies through kisses. His effortless charm intoxicates me;...
"Alec, you're drunk and confused. You don't want this," he said, but didn't try to move away. I could feel his breath on my lips, only a few inches separating our bodies. I looked up at him, the dim lighting making his eyes the deepest midnight blue, and he was staring down at me. "I don't know what I want." Then I le...
Sergeant Jackson comes home. But he isn't staying. Bobby O'Callahan is going to change that, damn it. A novel in two parts.
The last time I'd seen him shirtless was years ago when we were still friends - before puberty. I was so focused on his body that I didn't move when he lowered his shirt. I froze at the same time he did, his eyes meeting mine. --------- Jax Wilson and Rocco Denver are like fire on fire - only bad things could come o...
Antinous is destined to die. Envied by the gods and despised by his rivals, the Greek youth from Bithynia is the most beautiful boy in the Roman Empire, summoned to the Eternal City where the emperor, Hadrian, makes him his lover. Just when Antinous thinks he has outrun destiny, he meets Leonides, a bold young soldier...
❝i might need a heart transplant, because you've just stolen mine.❞ ❝mr. davis, i'm your doctor.❞ - [BXB] Amos Singh is a resident doctor who just got out of med school. Though he thought he had prepared himself for the best and the worst regarding his job in the medical field, he didn't expect to come across a certai...
[This story will become free on August 15, 2023] Season 1 of The Moonlight Cafe Failed writer Isaac Billingsley manages the Moonlight Café, a small-town haven for artists and misfits. When a breakup leaves him single on Valentine's Day just before his first couples' therapy session, August, an actor/musician and café...
In the middle of Des Plaines Illinois three boys find themselves in a tangled knot of angsty lust and amateur love. Evan Webster has an average American life. When he isn't at swim practice or the movie theater, he's trying to make time to study biology. He likes Spiderman comics, chocolate chip cookies, and kissing...
[This story will become free on DECEMBER 13TH, 2024] Isaiah always had his focus set on school and baseball, but when he meets August, he suddenly begins questioning more than just his lack of a social life. ***** As the star of his high school base...
• ap·a·thet·ic adjective showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern. • Angel. He was a ball of sunshine. Smiled all the time, even on bad days. Always kept his chin high. Considering he never had a stable relationship with his family, nor any friends. He still felt as if he had it all. Even more so when he...
Not every kid starts high school in sophomore year. Then again, not every kid is a scrawny gay nerd named Rocky Apollo living in Bum Ass Nowhere, USA. Not every kid has to put up with constant bullying from a childhood friend. As if that weren't enough, Rocky has caught the attention of the volatile school bully, who...
All Tyler wanted was to live a happy, normal life. Hang out at the mall with his friends, go to highschool parties, spend vacation time with his mom. But no, he can't do that. Not when someone's out there.. watching his every move, studying his interactions towards his loved ones and peers, planning on how they are g...
In which a dancing, rapping white boy meets Brooklyn born Vinny Vitale and realizes, hey. I may be gay. A short story.
Flowing silk dresses. Structured suits. Empty, forced vows. Soft, sweet nothings. Whispered caresses. Bittersweet kisses. Blue, blue eyes. This is not a love story. This is ruination. 🥀 Rosaline Beaumont. A name that once graced every tabloid, a face that used to be plastered all over social media. A girl that had a...
A ragtag gang of teens teams up with a neighboring girl gang when a major cartel moves into town, threatening their families, their turf, and the community they've worked so hard to protect. ***** Cash West formed the Seven 20s - a gang of six over...
