Deno is unapologetic about how much he loves Tripp. His feelings are loud, obsessive, and impossible to miss, pushing him to extremes just to make Tripp understand that what he feels is real. Tripp refuses to face it. He dismisses Deno's devotion as too much, too intense, convincing himself that whatever exists between them doesn't mean anything at all. When Deno's presence begins to feel distant, something quietly changes. The shift forces Tripp to sit with emotions he's long ignored, revealing that denial can only last so long before the truth demands to be seen.

❝𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐞. 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐚 𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐬." 𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐢𝐧'𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐨 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠.❞ "You listening to me for once? Crazyyy." He put his phone down, full attention on me. "C'mere den, sexy. We ain't got nothing but time." He bit his lip. Oh yeah, he was sumn serious cause that lil one two gon get me and him in trouble. . . . Dominic Winters didn't believe in love. Well, that sounded a bit harsh. He just didn't really think it was worth the effort. Why settle for one person when there were so many people who wanted him? So many to romance? He wasn't trying to be a playboy but it just ended up that way. His whole philosophy was "Marriage is a scam. Divorcing is inevitable. Every man and woman alike fell to his feet. There was no discrimination with him. Black, White, They, Them, She, He. He liked them all. It was mere fun to him, like a hobby to go along with his career he was building in college as the quarterback who was on a mission to make it to the big leagues all while keeping his grades in check and hanging with his boys. That's all it ever was for him. Then.. someone new came around. Someone who changed his routine of jumping from one person to the next. Dom was cool with everyone. He said wassup to everyone but when the new sophomore gave him nothing, no reaction, no interest, he was butt hurt to say the least. It even bruised his ego a bit. Messiah Hughes transferred to this new, better college. A fresh start to a shitty past year. It took a toll on him and he needed to get away, he had to. EXTENDES SYNOPSIS INSIDE. Updates every 3-7 days.

Part 1: Ethan Sterling can't stop staring at the cute guy sitting in his history class. Chris Davis is tall, dark, and certainly the most handsome guy in any room. So when he starts to call Ethan a friend, Ethan has to decide if staring is enough. Or, if he wants more. _____________________ Part 2: Ethan's life is better than most. He has a job he can stand, friends that he adores, and parents who accepted his sexuality with open arms. But his biggest regret was letting his jealousy ruin the best relationship he ever had. Ethan always wondered what life would be like if he and Chris had stayed together. Now, he gets a chance to answer the question. Because Chris is back in town. And he's looking for Ethan. _________________________________________ (The Other Guy Spin-Off. Stand Alone Book) Date Started: November 15, 2019 Date Finished: December 16, 2022

Oliver Pierce and Asher Williams have known each other for years as their dads work together. Secretly, both young men have been crushing on each other yet, they each believe they don't stand a chance with the other and grow apart over the years. But then a chance does present itself. Asher is being transferred from a private school to Oliver's high school. After the school principal finds out the two of them have a history, he asks Oliver to be the one to show Asher around the school, even putting their schedules together so that they have the same classes. As the two of them rekindle a friendship that they thought they'd lost, it soon becomes obvious that their feelings for one another have never died. The more time they spend together, the stronger their feelings become. They both secretly want the friendship to morph into something more, something that they have only ever dreamed of ... But the outside world is waiting for them .... Ready to keep them apart. Ready to throw obstacles at them. And ready to judge.

[BXB] Two boys, an ice cream store and a summer to fall in love. ✩✩✩ Outgoing Tanner makes it a mission to befriend his reserved coworker Austin over the course of the summer and turns out to be more successful than he ever could've hoped. [ July. 2021. - August 2021. ]