Caleb was lost and had been for as long as he could remember. He tried to walk the path his parents wanted, but he couldn't see it through the darkness. With his brothers away for college everything became worse. The once warm home felt ice cold, the halls devoid of sound and his life devoid of colour. Then he bumped into Lucas. His long time neighbour who he was certain only saw him as his best friends little brother. Until he didn't. Until Lucas inserted himself further into Caleb's life, getting closer to him than anyone had ever been. Too close. Or maybe that's just what Caleb needed, someone to see more than what was on the surface. Maybe the love he sought was right there in front if him, and so was the help he needed. --- *This is a bxb that deals with sensitive themes, religion, and mature subjects. Read with care. It's also a really. really slow burn.* Slow updated, but still updating (promise)!

"What is your type, then?" I jolt, his question catching me off guard. Rolling my head to the side to look at him, blades of grass press against my cheek. Thank god he's not watching me because he can't see the war happening inside of my head. On the contrary, Miles eyes are fluttered shut, one of his hands resting on his stomach. Every inch of his dark skin is illuminated by the moon, like angels poured silver glitter over him. There's no part of his body that isn't tastefully sculpted, almost like he took a shearing knife to his muscles before coming here simply to carve out a perfect body to tease me with. His t-shirt pulls taunt with each breath. The fabric catches on his muscles. The words are caught in the back of my throat. You. You have always been my type. Instead, I snort. "Whatever it is, it sure as hell wasn't her." - - - Parker Graham is totally content to be living his normal life. He has everything a teenage boy could dream of: rich parents, a nice car, crazy athletic skills, the star spot on the football team, and girls from around the state chasing his every move. But that contentment is stirred up when Miles Holt moves into town. Miles is everything that Parker isn't: steadfast, tall, a party animal, bilingual, black, and openly gay... which he has no problem admitting nor proving. And, to Parker's dismay, it's love at first sight. In order to keep his life straight and continue the image of perfection, Parker cannot let out the secret of his sexuality due to his scholarships and quarterback reputation on the line. Miles shouldn't get attached regarding a court law for his messed up family. They won't risk everything just to have one shot at keeping each other in the end... will they? [boyxboy] [FINALLY COMPLETE!!! votes & comments are always appreciated!! 🤍]

[BoyxBoy - Completed] Jake and Lee are two very close best friends who spend most of their time around each other. Sometimes they like to mess around, have a little fun. But at the end of the day, they're both two straight teenage boys, right? Wrong. After the smallest kiss of kisses happens between them, Jake and Lee are forced to face their locked box of feelings for each other. And facing feelings is a boys worst nightmare - especially when they're about your male friend. Unable to control their obvious lust, Jake and Lee start a secret relationship. But when things get a little too heated for Jake, he begins to do some things that he later regrets. Lee doesn't easily forgive when he gets his heart broken, so can Jake make it up? Or will this be just another relationship that couldn't survive the storm? (Book Cover by @TheRegularNonsense !!)

Sydney Summers is your typical teenager- kinda depressed, hates almost everything about himself- but with a twist. He's gay. And after a bad experience at his old school, he attends a new one, has an uneventful freshman year and is hoping for his sophomore year to be the same. Then... he meets the new kid, Timothy Moon, who is his polar opposite- a cheerful get-along-with-everyone kind of guy. He's wonderful and kind, and everything that Sydney doesn't think he deserves. But everyone has something they didn't know about themselves, and Timothy does, too. [BoyxBoy] [COMPLETED aside for some extra chapters I still have to finish]

Luis and his family recently moved to a new state. His favorite thing to do is play soccer. Everything soccer. There's struggles at home and struggles at school. Luis does whatever he can to make his family happy even if it's impossible. School is the same way full of racist and homophobic pricks. Still Luis blames himself. With one friend from the start and a crush on both team captains Luis doesn't know what to do next. He's scared and just wants to play soccer. "Why am I being punished for being born?" READ TAGS There is Spanish in this book. I am not proficient in Spanish nor am I a professional. If you think something is wrong comment nicely and I will fix it thank you

"What did I want? I wanted to be someone else. Or I wanted to live in a world where I didn't have to want to be someone else." *** Connor Hill lives a life of routine: He goes to school, hangs out with his friends, pretends to be straight, rinse and repeat. He lives a life of anonymity, hiding the fact that he's gay from everyone he knows. But everything changes when he encounters the brooding, enigmatic soccer player, Josh Brooks. As the boys keep finding themselves crossing paths, it becomes more and more difficult to stay apart. Connor begins to question if his philosophy of remaining anonymous is just as painful as coming out and allowing the world to see him as someone they might reject. Secrets will be spilled. Will the truth strengthen the boys' bond? Or will their worlds be shattered? [2024 WATTYS SHORTLIST]

It could have been simple. Childhood friends - First Crushes - Football - Laughter - Cuteness - Love. Maybe even happily ever after. But it is not simple, and Noah doesn't know why. All he knows is that Ethan suddenly ghosted him when they were thirteen. Cutting their story short at Football. Now, years later, the same game throws them back into each other's lives when Ethan suddenly transfers to Noah's school. What he doesn't know is that Ethan comes fighting an invisible battle for control that Noah can't begin to understand. He just feels frustrated that Ethan seems hell bent on keeping a solid wall between them. A wall that keeps cracking. And the question is, once it finally breaks, can they find their way back to the story they were meant to have? ___________ Completed 19 of February 2026

"Goodbye, Sam Thomas Foster," "Goodbye, Michael October Valley," ------ When Michael came out, life as he knew it ended. Everything fell apart and he lost his best friend. Now, four years later, his former best friend, Sam Foster, is suddenly reappearing in Michael's life. A school camp to solve the rivalry between two school's football teams pushes the former friends closer together and it isn't long before old feelings start to ignite once more. There's only one problem. The past. Will Michael be able to forgive Sam for what happened after he came out, or will the two continue to wander away from each other, lost forever.

Reed Walker had a rough time growing up. One thing he always had was his best friend. Through thick and thin, they dealt with everything side by side. From his abusive father, to changing his whole life. Before they're mating ceremony things heat up, and a silly kiss turns into so much more. Felix Casey is a goofy, lovey kid. His best friend- besides Reed is his mom. He lost his dad young and he clung to his best friend. Wherever Reed goes, Felix is there. As long as he had Reed, he'd get through anything.

Rowan can't leave the house, and Matteo tries his best to stay away from home; but somewhere along the way, they find each other. Rowan Anderson spends every day consumed by anxiety. He was recently diagnosed with agoraphobia and hasn't left the house in forever. Matteo Garcia has a complicated home life to say the least. He's always trying to find a way to scrape together money, while still getting top grades in school and staying on the hockey team. When Rowan tries to find a summer tutor to catch him up on the school he missed, he stumbles upon Matteo. Matteo. The guy in his hockey team. The guy he always used to sneak secret glances at. The guy who is the only person who seems to make him feel safe. The more time they spend together, the more a friendship starts to form. But what happens when feelings -and a long list of other obstacles- get involved? Will they be able to continue their arrangement without any complications? Or will both of them be thrown into spirals so deep that the only people who can get them out, is each other. *******