In Parker's life, home was never a place. From the ripe age of 4, he'd been bouncing from foster home to foster home. It was a cycle that he had no power with. Now that he's 16, his current home is the one he's been at longest. Sometimes he feels like he doesn't belong there, but at times, he feels like he does. In all those twelve years, from the end of preschool to now, the only thing that always stayed was his best friend -- Aaron, the anchor of Parker's life. Parker and Aaron have been best friends for as long as anyone could remember. Not even their parents had known of a time they weren't friends. However, things change when two girls decide to play cupid in their soon-to-exist love story. Now, they find themselves confused about what they are -- friends, or more? Rankings: (15/6/26) 1/955 in Matchmaking 628/394K in Gay 44/9.24K in Childhood Friends 244/37.8k in First Love ( 17/6/26) 709/394K in Gay (19/6/26) 244/247K in Gay 59/6.21K in Childhood Friends

Leo Saunders has spent his entire life being protected. Blind since childhood, he navigates the world on his own terms-with the help of his guide dog Whiskey, his beloved mint-green typewriter, and an optimism that drives his older brother absolutely insane. Harry Saunders would do anything to keep him safe. As Leo's legal guardian, Harry has devoted years to building his life around protecting his brother. But when threatening photographs of Leo begin appearing in Harry's inbox, he realizes someone is watching them. Someone dangerous. Enter Hal Reeves: former military, professional protector, and the last person Leo wants hovering over his shoulder. Meanwhile, Leo's older brother Harry has spent years making his entire life revolve around keeping Leo safe. Letting go was never part of the plan. Neither was falling for Callum Mercer-a charming security specialist who crashes through Harry's carefully constructed walls with a smile, a terrible sense of timing, and far too much patience. With a threat hanging over both their lives, two brothers must learn that love and protection aren't the same thing-and that sometimes the people we hold on to most tightly are the ones we need to set free.

Julian Cross did not come to Ashbourne University to lose arguments. Then he met Luca Hayes. Luca is a second-year media student with a talent for turning chaos into charm and logic into something suspiciously persuasive. He laughs too easily, argues too well, and treats Ashbourne's Debating Society like a stage instead of a battlefield. Julian prefers battlefields. Unfortunately, Luca keeps winning on both. Between late-night debates, reluctant team-ups, and increasingly inconvenient proximity, Julian begins to suspect the real problem is not that Luca is impossible to argue with... It's that he is becoming impossible not to notice.

Sammy has spent most of his life learning how to stay quiet-around a painful home, a small town that notices everything, and feelings he has never been allowed to name. Then Oliver calls him "Sammy," and somehow the nickname feels like being seen for the first time. What begins as an unexpected friendship slowly becomes the one place Sammy can breathe. Through late-night walks, stolen conversations, and moments too tender to dismiss, Oliver draws him toward a life beyond fear. But in a town shaped by gossip, homophobia, grief, and family secrets, loving someone may cost more than either boy is prepared to lose. When Oliver Called Me Sammy is a slow-burn queer coming-of-age romance about first love, survival, and the terrifying hope of discovering that you may have always been worthy of tenderness. Story Notes: This story is fictional, but its emotions come from a deeply personal place. I wanted to explore the kind of first love that does not instantly rescue someone, but slowly teaches them that another life may be possible. At its heart, this is a story about being seen. It explores abuse, homophobia, bullying, grief, and complicated families, while also holding onto tenderness, friendship, healing, and hope. Expect a character-driven slow burn, quiet intimacy, emotional tension, and two imperfect boys trying to find safety in each other.

They used to be friends. For one golden autumn during sixth form, Max and Nick shared late nights, terrible coffee, and unspoken glances. But when Max stopped hiding who he was, Nick panicked-and struck first to save his own reputation.Years later, London brings them back together. Max is guarded, holding onto the architecture of his walls. Nick is breaking down under the weight of his armor.Under the gray London drizzle, a slow, dangerous burn is about to ignite.

College freshmen Kai Crossdale and his best friend Spencer Pierce are like oil and water. Spencer is relaxed, funny, and impulsive, while Kai is organized, anxious, and hiding deep trauma he hasn't yet come to terms with. Despite knowing each other since kindergarten, becoming Spencer's roommate changes Kai's life... in more ways than he expects. Kai and Spencer are characters from a series called Scientists I have yet to publish. This is a parallel universe story of that, as is Closer Than We Think by @januaryL_8.

Sell-out stadium shows, private jets, adoring fans. Award-winning rappers enjoy life. Not newbie rapper Kit Marlowe. With a few minor awards under his belt, all Kit has ever wanted is to make music, but his synesthesia -- the ability to see sounds -- confines him to his grandmother's annex apartment and to his small circle of trusted musical friends. When the boss of Kit's record label dies in mysterious circumstances, Kit plunges deep into Maria City's sprawling gang underworld to uncover the truth behind his death, but both his sleuthing and his fledgling music career are threatened by Mack, cantankerous drummer for the world's biggest metal band, and Kit's bitterest musical rival. Inked, pierced and too uncouth for Kit's sensitivities, Mack clashes head-to-head with him for the title of Best Band at the world-famous ARIA Music Awards, until Kit realizes that Mack has a profound and beautiful effect on his synesthesia. As the killer takes another victim, Kit finds himself struggling to separate his music life from his personal life as he and Mack become entangled with the murder case, and with each other. 12 June: Changed this to MATURE because this book now has a content warning: contains depictions of sexual intercourse. Chapters with this content are marked with 🌶️ .

It all happened one summer. I tried- I tried to stop it, to shove it all aside, and pretend as if none of it was real. But the more I ran, the more I found myself webbed in every disaster I spun. *** If there's one thing Connor Sheffield knows for sure, it's that he hauls the weight of misfortune everywhere he goes- like an old clothing he just can't outgrow, or a trademark stamped into his being, leaving crumbs of disaster in every place he steps in. That, right there, is why he should never have agreed to spend the summer break with his best friend's family at their lake house. Also why his breath should never have compressed in his chest the minute he set eyes on Ryan Murray. Ryan is a bad idea, the epitome of temptation and danger. He is hot, young, and walks around with a sex appeal that throws Connor wildly off balance- but he is also his bestfriend's father. Maybe that last part should have been the indication Connor needed to steer clear of Ryan, Maybe he should have known that this was one of those signs that trouble was coming for the Murray family. But little did he know the Summer only just started with Ryan- his first mistake. There's always more to summer. Like Sunflowers, Lemon blooms, and boys. Boys, it turned out, were the part of Summer no one warned him about.

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 !!!!

Kai Being a scholarship kid in Rosecrest University is,well, a nightmare.The place is full of people who surround the weaker like prey and pounce on them every chance they get.But the worst of them is Alexie.He stalks me like a predator and waits for me to break.Once he bites down,he never lets go. Alexie No one had ever quite caught my eye like him,with his oversized sweatshirts and adorable glasses. I don't want him.I need him. He is the only one who can quench my thirst.The only one who can kindle my fire.My obssesion.My addiction.KAI. Hiii.This is my first story ever so it might not be up to your expectation but i hope u try it and like it!!!*I don't claim any ownership to any picture*