Youngbin Lee has been the target of school bullying for long enough, and it has started to chip away his last bit of confidence. But during a fateful meeting with Alex Hill, one of the most notorious and unruly students, Youngbin is offered help; Alex could protect him from bullies tormenting him, if Youngbin returned a favour. And just like that, the two enter a fake dating deal. But the unlikely pair begins to harmonise better than expected, and the closer their set dating deadline is approaching, the more complications arise. ***** mlm/bxb, fake dating, slowburn, fluff and angst, pining, friends to lovers, self discovery, two dumbasses and the disaster that is falling in love, or pretending to do so. ***** 🥈Epiphany Awards (in LGBTQ+) 🥇💎Phoenix Awards (in Romance) 🥈Petal Pages Mini Awards (in Best Prologue) 🥉Rose Gold Awards 2025 (in Best Prologue) ***** Started Writing: February 2023 Started Posting: September 2023 Completed: August 2025 Word Count: 226,516 ***** cover: drawn by me

Hikaru died. Yoshiki, his best friend, is the only one who knows. "Hikaru", instead, tries his best to get Yoshiki to like him, but the weight of wearing his best friend's corpse feels like something that can't be forgiven. To Yoshiki, getting to know this new Hikaru isn't so bad, but the grief of not recognizing his best friend is eating him up. Can they really keep on living together, like one's life was made for the other? [CONTAINS SOME SMUT, all characters are over the age of consent] #1 in Hikaru (14/09/25) [All credit for characters and art featured in the cover goes to Mokumokuren]

She moaned low and breathy, like something just beneath a prayer. The sound didn't seem coy. It felt possessed. Jacob stumbled back behind a tree, his pulse hammering in his throat. His lips ajar. He didn't even remember breathing. The crucifix beneath his shirt felt like ice against his chest. He gripped it anyway. The metal biting into his palm. He told himself he hadn't seen what he saw. ************* In Little Harmonie, purity is worshiped, sin is hunted, and witches burn. Father Jacob should condemn Delilah. Instead, he craves her. Her beauty tempts him, her power unsettles him, and her darkness feels too much like his own. But the deeper he falls, the uglier the truth bleeds out: the town is rotten, the sermons are lies, and the real monsters don't lurk in the woods. They wear holy robes. In a place that calls itself pure, obsession is holy, and love is the most dangerous curse of all.

Ever since she was a child, Melody has dreamed of following in her famous mother's footsteps and becoming a singer. But there's one problem-her voice. Convinced she doesn't have what it takes, Melody starts to lose faith in her dream. Everything changes when she crosses paths with people from a completely different world than her own. Through new friendships, raw talent, and a fresh take on music, Melody begins to discover that maybe her voice isn't the problem-it's how she's been taught to hear it. A/N: I've been inspired by a Tumblr post from years ago. If there's similarities with other stories, that's may be why.

Michael Lee never planned on starting a book club. He barely talks to people, prefers fictional characters over real ones and is perfectly happy with his cat and avoiding feelings. But one overbearing aunt and a lapse in judgment later, Mickey suddenly finds himself hosting monthly book club meetings. He expected awkward silences and polite debates. Instead, he got chaos, hot messes and the terrifying possibility of actually caring. And then there's Seth Valdés. College athlete. Unreasonably nice and way too pretty. Now sitting on Mickey's couch like it's the most normal thing in the world. What started as a "stupid little book club" turns out to be the beginning of some pretty chaotic friendships and maybe, just maybe, some silly little feelings that look a lot like love. ~ A queer romance that contains mature content.

A Boy shaped by the society around him finds warmth in the arms of the unexpected, his gay classmate. With feelings he has never felt and experiences he's never seen, will he be able to finally be himself and call it what it is: Love? Takes place in the mid 2000s

**WATTYS 2025 SHORTLIST** Sixteen-year-old Cas is clever, sporty, and on the brink of a bright future at university. His best friend Vish has no such prospects. A painfully shy artist, Vish's future won't go further than his daily routine of pills, sensory issues and panicking parents. Cas and Vish celebrate what could be their final summer together by painting wildlife and swimming at a secret wetland that they've discovered hidden in the Fens. But something ancient and sinister lurks in the beautiful marsh that Cas and Vish have claimed as their summer retreat. Vish's childhood imaginary friend, Charlie, has returned, and this time Charlie wants Vish's body and soul. The only thing standing in Charlie's way is Cas, and he won't give up on his best friend, even if it means a fight to the death. --- WELCOME TO MY ONC 2025 STORY! This incorporates the following prompt: 105. Your childhood imaginary friend who disappeared years ago returns - only this time they're real. I'll add in some of the other prompts as I go along. Not sure if I'll make it to the end but we'll see how we go!

When free-loving party boy Tsuyoshi Uehara applied to work as an Executive Assistant for Emmet Yeung, the CEO of Agronomist Inc, he did not actually want to work as an Executive Assistant. He didn't want to do much of any work, really. But soon after beginning his job as an Executive Assistant, he found that he also absolutely did not want to work for the infuriating and unfeeling Emmet Yeung. A predicament, to say the least. Luckily, Tsuyoshi's contract included a termination clause with a generous severance package. All he had to do was get himself fired, something he had been proficient in up to this point. Unluckily, his boss was in love with him and therefore unwilling to dismiss him from his position. Cut to an escalating series of HR infractions the likes of which Agronomist Inc had never seen before and would never see again.

Tommy's older, jaded, and sure he's too broken to love. Riley's younger, gentle, and still believes in forever. - Tommy Carter learned early that desire could drown you. That wanting the wrong thing could get you hurt, or worse. So he buried it. Became a cop. Got engaged to a woman. Lived the life expected of him, even as the weight of silence filled his lungs. Then he met Riley Monroe. Twenty-two. A physical therapy student. Sweet, soft-spoken, and too young for the things Tommy shouldn't be thinking about late at night. He's sunshine in human form, with a shy smile and eyes that see right through him. And Tommy- thirty-two, closeted, and aching- knows he should keep his distance. He's never been with a man. Never let himself want one this badly. But Riley's kindness cracks something open in him. Makes him feel like maybe, just maybe, it's not too late to want more. The age gap should be a warning. The timing couldn't be worse. But Riley is something like oxygen... and for the first time in years, Tommy wants to breathe. TRIGGER WARNING: This story contains homophobic language, traumatic childhood scenarios, and mature sexual content.

Mike is perfectly content with his calm, quiet life-until Jackson, his chaotic childhood rival, crashes back into it like an unwanted sequel. *********** Mike has always hated Jackson. Ever since elementary school, not a single day went by without Jackson breathing down his neck-interrupting and annoying the shit out of him. Needless to say, Mike was over the moon when he heard Jackson was transferring, and he wished to never see him again. Unexpectedly they meet again in high school. What started as old rivalry, petty pranks and a bet soon turned into something neither of them expected- and for a moment everything felt magical. Until circumstances forces them apart. But life has a unique way of rewriting stories. And love leads them back to pick up where they left off! #1boyxboyromance (24 September 2025) #2 comingoutofthecloset (28 October 2025) #1 comingoutofthecloset (29 October 2025) #4 writtenwithpride (19 November 2025) #3 characterdriven (21 November 2025)