"There- there's something wrong with this town, Josh. People are dropping dead left and right. I'm scared. I'm so scared. What if I'm next?" "Tyler, I ain't goin' let anythin' happen ta ya. I promise." ©nicosniners

"Did you know me? Have you seen me on your TV? They're still looking." -Nicole Dollanganger (Have You Seen Me?) ***Trigger warnings for abuse, kidnapping, blood, gore, violence, brutality, and probably a lot more.***

Death is supposed to be easier to accept when it's gradual. The longer you watch someone wither away, the easier it is to accept that they're dying. Maybe that's why Josh doesn't care about the consequences anymore as he sticks the needle into his vein and watches himself gradually disappear. ***Trigger warnings for illegal drug use.***

Prequel/sequel to Lividity (Joshler) READ LIVIDITY FIRST "You're already dead. You just don't know it yet. You are sick, and I hate you and love you for it. You're a wreck, but I'm always going to want you." -Nicole Dollanganger (Creek Blues) ***Trigger warnings on necessary chapters.***

"Pressure to go strike out on your own Pressure to learn from being alone Pressure to not leave it for too long Before you find another heart where you belong." -Julia Jacklin (Pressure to Party) This book is an au of my other stories, Lividity and Creek Blues. The characters are exactly the same, except they've been to therapy and have a bit more stability in their home lives. It can be read as a stand-alone fic too!

"Go home Teddy, I don't have the self control you think I do." "I think I'll take that second drink." ~ Teddy Bray didn't know how he let himself get here. He was stuck in a toxic relationship he couldn't get himself to leave. He was a fixer and when it came to his girlfriend Taylor, Teddy should have known there was nothing he could do to fix their relationship. All it took for things to finally change was one look from Cole Madden. Cole had a type and when that type walked into his bar it was hard to say no. Even if that man had his sister clung to him like a leech. They couldn't be together but as tensions rise they both find out just how much self control they really have.

"I try to be patient with you, but remember that the door of my room is closed and that nobody will come and save you, if you scream for help. It's just the two of us." ••• Dr. Anthony Lawrence is the most successful doctor of the century. Everybody knows and loves him and he pretty much seems to be living his best life. That's until he gets kidnapped by the most feared man to heal his son. Little did Anthony know that his life will never be the same. Not when the hot and dangerous man takes a special interest in him. ••• "How am I ever going to make you love me?" 1. #homosexual 01/10/23 1.#lgbtfiction 15/04/24 2.#lgbt 30/11/25 1.#lgbt 05/12/25

Knox has spent years perfecting the art of not giving a damn. He has spent his whole life keeping people at arm's length, working late shifts, smoking through the exhaustion, and surviving each day with the numb detachment of someone who learned too young that caring only leads to pain. The art club he joins for extra credit is supposed to be just another chore. Instead, he founds a new obsession and four artist that, turns out, aren't as bad as he thought. Knox doesn't want redemption. He doesn't believe in healing arcs or clean endings. But as the weight of his past presses closer, and the present demands choices he can no longer postpone, he's forced to confront a question he has never allowed himself to ask: What happens when running is no longer enough?