[ boy x boy ] Ethan Ryder wasn't planning on moving to a new town just before starting his final year at high school. He wasn't planning on leaving his friends behind, only to have to make new ones. He wasn't planning on leaving his dad behind, either. But after Ethan's mom caught her husband cheating, she ran off, taking nothing but her two children and a lorry full of furniture. And leaving nothing but the divorce papers. Ethan's family was struggling with money; leaving on such short notice it was hard for his mom to secure a job. And with Ethan starting brand new at a new school, he had his own problems. Babysitting his little sister, dealing with a new, demanding friend, the threats of beginning at a new school, and a cute guy in his photography class that won't leave him alone. - - - - - Cover credit: @LuCaBeLLe - - - - - - Nominated for the Watty's 2018 Longlist #1 - #breakstereotypes / 10.8.18 #13 - #stereotypes / 22.8.18 #3 - #fandom / 29.12.18 #16 - #romance / 5.12.18 #1 - #homosexual /15.12.18 #1 - #highschool / 21.3.19 #1 - #cliche / 23.2.19 #3 - #completed / 13.3.19 #6 - #gay / 28.3.19 #8 - #lgbt / 15.7.19

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) 🥇 #1 writtenwithpride (4 May 2026)