All My'Kell wanted was a fresh start - a clean breath after years of being smothered by judgment and expectations that never fit. Instead, he ends up in a worn-out city apartment where the nights buzz, the neighbors argue, and hope runs thin. Until he meets the one person who sees him without flinching - a love My'Kell never imagined he could have, soft and certain in all the ways the world wasn't. But when everything he's ever wanted is finally within reach, will My'Kell let himself be loved... or push his chance at peace away?

A little over a year into the league, Marcus Carter finally feels like he belongs on the ice, with the Ottawa Centaurs, with Shane and Ilya. But loving two men who share a past comes with risks. Whispers, eyes, and the constant pressure of being outed make Marcus question everything. When one moment shatters his sense of safety, he must decide if staying is worth the fear or if walking away is the only way to protect himself. Shane Hollander x Ilya Rozanov x Marcus Carter

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐬' 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐭, 𝐢𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐧𝐮𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐚' 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞. STARTED: NOV 25TH, 2024. ENDED: ????

𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐢'𝐦 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐬, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧

- 𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭, 𝐝𝐞𝐞

Alex Lassiter is a promising tight end drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the first round. He has worked incredibly hard for this opportunity and upon arriving in Cincinnati, he is informed that none other than the star quarterback, Joe Burrow, will be tasked with getting him acclimated to life in the NFL. Alex is bisexual and had some experiences in college, but Joe has only recently realized that he may not be as straight as he thought he was. But that cannot matter. This is the most important season in recent Bengals history. Their Super Bowl window is open. Can they maintain their focus on the game? The answer is no. What begins as mentor relationship devolves into the situationship of the century full of jealousy, secrecy, fame, and the weight of the expectations of the NFL and the world.

A marriage built on duty becomes a journey neither expected - where tempers, tenderness, and trust slowly intertwine in ways that change everything.

Querencia: a place where you feel most at home, where your soul feels safe 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐁𝐱𝐁

Can we be lovers and friends? 𝐌𝐱𝐌 .

𝑨𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒚, 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒆 𝒇𝒂 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒄𝒌 𝒃𝒚 𝒚𝒐 𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒅. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔, 𝒎𝒚 𝓗𝓞𝓞𝓓 𝓑𝓐𝓑𝓨 ___ Ending kinda suck, soooo🤷🏽‍♀️ I don't know how to end books yall😭😭