WATTYS 2023 SHORTLIST | WATTYS 2023 FANS CHOICE AWARDS NOMINEE Initially looking for nothing more than a feelings-free summer fling before college, reckless Harris McCammon and anxious Seb Krause might have stumbled into more than they bargained for. --------------------------------- When a graduation party takes a risky turn, Harrison McCammon finds himself in the passenger seat of Sebastian Krause's truck. When the two virtual strangers agree to begin a friends with benefits kind of situation, neither expect anything more than maybe a fun situationship before they leave for college. But as their casual entanglement turns into something slightly more, the two of them are forced to push down their real thoughts on this non-relationship. Add in sketchy ex-boyfriends, concerned parents, and a small dash of existential dread, there's no such thing as no strings attached. TW: underaged substance abuse; mentions of/attempted SA; (fade to black/non-explicit) sex; homophobic figures/abandonment; hospitalisation ^that sounds like a lot, wow, i'm sorry, it's ... it's mainly fluff ---ONC Ambassadors Round 2 Pick, 2023---

"What's wrong?" He asked softly, grabbing Kai's arm and preventing him from running away again. "N-nothing." Kai whispered looking down at his shoes. Nicolas lifted Kai's chin and looked into his black eyes with a soft look. "I know something is wrong. Tell me." He coaxed moving his hand from Kai's chin to cup his cheek instead. "I don't like it when you laugh and smile with Rex" Kai mumbled. "I want you to only smile at me." _____________________________________________ Kai and Nicolas were best friends. They've always been best friends. Everyone around them craved to have a friendship as beautiful as theirs. Nothing could change it. Until something could. Something as simple as feelings.

"Don't move." Mizuki ordered. Mizuki was basically straddling this man's waist to hold him down and when he looked at his face his eyes widened. This man, or rather this boy did not look like he was supposed to be out here. He had a small, round face, freckles dusted upon his cheeks and nose, wild curly chocolate brown hair with big hazel and almost gold eyes that, to Mizuki's surprise, were filled with tears. "Why-why are you crying?" Mizuki asked with a small hint of unexpected panic. This boy looked so fragile, so delicate that the tears on his angelic looking face made him falter which was a big mistake because next thing he knew the boy raised his hips, pushing against Mizuki and then he had flipped them over with now him on top. - When Mizuki is sent out in the field for the first time after a shooting that caused the death of many soldiers of his country, Rivania, he finds out that the middle ground was not what he expected it to be. He was ordered to abduct or even kill if necessary anyone from the royal family of Yarisha. But when he stumbled upon Eren Acosta, things took a very surprising turn.

A leaked scandal destroyed Dev's life and cost him the boy he loved. Now he's starting over at a new school where no one is supposed to know his name. And the last person he needs getting close is Raj - the infuriating, sharp-tongued prefect who won't stop watching him like he's trying to solve a mystery. Dev may survive being hated. But he definitely won't survive being loved again.

[ boyxboy ] When a big family wedding brings eighteen-year-old Jordan Maxwell to the city of the east coast of Spain he never expects to fall in love with more than the lush Mediterranean weather and the juiciest, sweetest oranges in the world. The Silva twins are majestic, mysterious, and shameless but they represent everything that Jordan despises - they are rich, spoiled and Instagram famous. Their beauty is blinding as the Valencian sun, and he will desperately try to shield himself from their overwhelming presence and the secrets they hide. But one of them will not only burn his skin but also warm his heart. And there's no chance of escaping Valencia when that happens. Started: March 2022 Completed: October 2022 🥇 in Romance category - Starlight Awards Featured on Ambassador's @TeenFiction reading list February 2023.

[BOOK FOUR] Leo Morelli has a reputation. He's a heartbreaker. It's chronic. Felix Finley had a reputation. A less fun one. He left it behind. He wants it to stay buried forever. Only when he joins the national volleyball team, old secrets get a little difficult to keep. Felix and Leo have met before. They have history. It's complicated. There's something brewing between them. There has been for a while. Tension. It's palpable. Unavoidable. However, neither of them do feelings. One thinks they're a waste of time, and the other thinks feelings ruin everything. The problem is, feelings don't care about what anyone wants. They happen anyway, and when they do, things get messy.

Asher Kane and Levi Carter are legends in their own right-and legendary for hating each other. Their very public feud is Hollywood gospel, solidified by a vicious clash at an awards show. So when Levi's label strong-arms a reluctant Asher into starring in the music video for his raw, vulnerable ballad about unrequited love, it's a recipe for disaster. Forced to portray two lifelong best friends, their animosity is a palpable force on set, a war fought through barbed insults and icy professionalism. But as they endure grueling scenes of fake domestic bliss and heartbreaking intimacy, the line between their characters and reality begins to blur. A tentative truce, born of exhaustion and late-night conversations, slowly ignites into something far more dangerous than hatred. Navigating a whirlwind of paparazzi, public scrutiny, and their own clashing fears, Asher and Levi must decide if the passion they've found is just a performance, or the real thing worth risking everything for. © yuanjia 2025 Highest Rankings: #1 actor out of 14.8k stories #10 mxm out of 25.3k stories #11 lgbtromance out of 770 stories

Skylar Donati and Blaise Beaumont have been bitter rivals since their early acting days. When they're cast as the lead couple in a highly anticipated BL drama, it's a nightmare scenario for them both. Forced to fake a soulmate-level connection for the cameras, their real-life animosity is an open secret, fueling the fandom's obsession with their "enemies-to-lovers-but-only-in-fiction" dynamic. But as the lines between scripted romance and reality begin to blur, a single, unscripted kiss changes everything. Trapped between the pressures of fame, a watchful world, and their own tangled past, Skylar and Blaise find themselves in a high-stakes performance where the greatest acting challenge isn't pretending to be in love-it's pretending they're not. © yuanjia 2025 Highest Rankings: #1 homosexual out of 20.2k stories #1 actor out of 15.2k stories #4 bxbromance out of 233 stories

Xavier James and Dashiell Adams' legendary feud is the stuff of fan forums and viral videos, a constant storm of clashing personalities that fuels their performances and fractures their foundation. Forced into proximity by the relentless grind of their world tour, they discover that the thin line between hatred and something else is a border they've already crossed. As the world watches, they must navigate the wreckage of their past to build a future they never imagined-if the very thing that divides them doesn't destroy the band first. © yuanjia 2025 Highest Rankings: #2 mlm out of 32.6k stories #5 boyband out of 8.38k stories #6 homosexual out of 20.1k stories #7 bxbromance out of 232 stories

(mxm) Survival tip #1: Don't strangle your snowed-in roommate. Easier said than done for Miles Thompson, a college senior who just wants to cruise through his final semester with a little fun and as few complications as possible. But when a freak blizzard traps him in Logan Arver's freezing apartment---with no heating, one uselessly thin blanket, and the most irritating guy on campus---simple is officially off the table. Logan is smug, infuriatingly calm, and way too good at getting under Miles' skin. Miles is short-tempered, sleep-deprived, and absolutely not interested in making new friends. But with the snow piling up, the power on the verge of cutting out, and nowhere else to go, they're forced to navigate more than just the storm together, long after it ends.