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outLOUD The Beginning Coda has spent most of his life trying to keep the volume down. Living with Tourette's, navigating senior year, and being openly gay in a world that doesn't always understand him has taught Coda how to disappear when he needs to. Staying quiet feels safer. Easier. Less complicated. But when Kristoff enters his orbit-gentle, curious, and unexpectedly patient-Coda is forced to confront the parts of himself he's spent years trying to soften or hide. As graduation approaches and feelings grow harder to ignore, Coda must learn how to exist without apology. Through late-night thoughts, small acts of courage, and learning when to stop shrinking himself, Coda begins to realise that being loud isn't a flaw. Sometimes, it's the point Coda eventually learns that being himself isn't such a bad thing so he takes that into his stride and he decides to live life as his true authentic self. He decides to live his life not only outLOUD but he decides to live his life OutLOUDER he decides to face the world head on.

Luke has been in love with his best friend, Taylor, for too long now and it's getting difficult to be around him. He knows it's time to move on and find someone who can make him happy, but he feels like that will never happen, not with the way Taylor has his heart... ***** Being in love with your best friend is hard. Luke Peterson knows this better than anyone else, as he's agonized over his feelings for Taylor Schofield for the past five years. So when he meets the handsome and confident Will Carson who wants to help him get over Taylor, it seems like the perfect chance for him to move on. But can Luke truly give Will a chance? Or will his heart always belong to his best friend? Content and trigger warning: This story contains descriptions of suicide and homophobia. [[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]] Cover designed by Holly Thurston

George has never had an easy life when he got the diagnosis: Tourette's Syndrome. Everywhere he goes, he appears to be the target of bullying which goes as far as physical abuse. To calm down, he decides to go to the gym to exercise his sorrows away. He meets a boy there who appears to be in the gym every day, getting thinner every time George sees him. The boy, Clay, is suffering from two less known eating disorders. Clean eating, pure foods, no sugar and obsessive exercising is controlling his life only to escape from his arguing parents day in day out. George has one worry. Will Clay accept him the way he is? TW's: -Fighting parents (domestic violence/divorce) -Orthorexia (eating too healthy/passing out) -Anorexia athletica (overexercising) -Mentions alcoholism (parents) -Physical (child)/mental abuse -Homophobia -Bullying -Tics

Jonah Heyes has always lived under rules he didn't choose-rules that taught him that desire is sinful, that love is forbidden, and that who he truly is must stay buried. On the ice rink, he can control everything: the puck, the speed, the pain. Off it... not so much. Then there's Luca: openly gay, teasing, and effortlessly confident. He sees the walls Jonah has built and doesn't flinch. He doesn't push... but he doesn't back away either. Jonah wants to ignore the pull he feels, the ache that Luca awakens, the truth about who he really is. But with every teasing glance, every patient smile, and every quiet moment together, Jonah realizes that being himself-and falling for Luca-might be the hardest thing he's ever done. [Mature themes] [Completed]

Two boys. One moment of love Caspian lost his mother. Kaito lost himself somewhere along the way. Together, they're almost whole. Almost. But sometimes, almost isn't enough, almost isn't forever You can try to save yourself, or the boy etched in your heart, But how do you save someone who doesn't want to be saved? #1 in drowning 8th june 2026 yay!!! book cover made by @mari_lustration !!!!

After losing his childhood best friend, Rudy joins his university's hockey team to heal. But as he clashes with the team captain and faces unexpected challenges, Rudy must decide if he's ready to open his heart or fall victim to his own fears and past wounds. Edited 7.29.24 🏅Rank 2 in #collegelife

[COMPLETED] [Warning: Strong language used throughout the book.] He put his hand over my notebook and the other over mine. I glared up at him, his golden brown eyes catching my attention. "I can't write like this," I pointed out. "Is this all you care about?" Ryan asked. I shrugged. "Not this specifically, but yeah, I care about my grades." Ryan smirked. I swallowed nervously but refused to break my stoic expression. He leaned closer to me, my heart pounding so hard against my chest it felt like it might break out and fall on the table between us. His mouth was right by my ear, and I could feel his warm breath when he spoke which sent shivers down my spine. "Well, aren't you a little a scholar?" *** The only things Alex Moris ever cared about were his grades and his sister. However, when the boy his sister likes, Ryan Smithe, makes things complicated and causes him to feel things he's never felt before, Alex realizes that, maybe, there's more important things in life than grades and scholarships. [Word Count: 40,216] [BoyxBoy] ~#14 in the "BoyxBoy" tag on 3/5/2019~ ~#14 in the "love" tag on 12/28/2018~ ~#8 in the "lgbt" and "lgbtq" tags on 1/4/2019~ ~#1 in the "loveislove" tag on 1/12/2019~ ~#31 in the "romance" tag on 2/10/2019~ ~#2 in the "BxB" tag on 3/9/2019~

(BxB) Getting saved by the school bad boy was nothing that I could imagine. "What's your name?" We have been classmates since forever. "Dude! We literally have the same class since forever." I pulled my arm out of his grasp. "and let go of my arm and I don't swing that way" "Are you sure? Maybe I should kiss you and see how that goes " What the hell is wrong with this guy. I know he's bi but I'm straight. Straight as a ruler. I felt him descending towards my face and he was staring at my lips. My heart started to race. Oh shit is he going to kiss me. ....................... #80 Don > 20• 05•20 #1 bnb > 27 • 04 • 20 #13 Logan Lerman > 24 • 03 • 20

I was 10 when my Mother sat me down for a talk. "Milo, I know you like him..." She paused, as if trying to pick her words right, "but he doesn't like boys like that. He likes girls." Flushed and feeling caught out, I avoid her eyes. I didn't realise it was so obvious. She gives me a sympathetic but firm smile. "So don't make him feel uncomfortable and ruin your older brothers friendship with him, okay?" 8 years later...