Theo Brenner knew being a cop would come to bite him in the ass one day. After responding to a domestic disturbance one night, Theo becomes unofficially entangled in a young boys life who is clearly in a situation he doesn't want to talk about but can't escape. Theo crosses professional lines, ethical ones, and eventually...legal ones. New York is loud, chaotic, and constantly watching. [contains mention of mental health issues, addiction, sexual exploitation, homelessness and some other things people might find triggering]

!!BOOK ONE!! A Surfer boy named Dorian has lived in a beach house with his mom and two brothers for as long as he can remember. He thought he was destined to live a life on the waves, forget about his past, meet a pretty girl, live happily ever after. Until Collin showed up. Dorian didn't know what was ahead, but all he knew was that he wanted Collin. He wanted Collin to heal his scars for him and kiss his tears dry. But most of all- he wanted Collin to be his. But it's never that simple, is it? Or maybe it could be.. Dorian hoped it would.

Warren Hope was once a famous pianist, his future bright and golden, just like the shimmering soulmate thread that bound him to someone else. But after a devastating fire leaves him blind, scarred and volatile, his soulmate thread fades almost to nothing, and with it, his will to be seen or loved. Ezra, who is a carefree and relentless journalist, is born without a soulmate thread at all. Tasked with interviewing Ren after the pianists radio silence to society, Ezra breaks past his walls, and their initial clashes slowly give way to something deeper as Ren rediscovers music again and Ezra learns that love doesn't have to be written in fate.

"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it." - Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird OR Trapped in a school that feels more like a prison, sixteen-year-old Benjamin Walker quickly learns that survival isn't just about following the rules-it's about knowing who to trust. Forced to share a dorm with three dangerous and unpredictable boys, Benjamin finds himself walking a thin line between fear and belonging. Max is sharp-edged and closed off, hiding more than he lets on. Asher is easygoing, but there's a weight behind his smile. And Foxface? He's a storm waiting to break-reckless, distant, and tangled in something Benjamin doesn't yet understand. As tensions rise and secrets unravel, bonds form in ways none of them expect. But in a place where loyalty is tested and escape is impossible, caring for someone can be just as dangerous as crossing the wrong person. And Benjamin is about to learn that the hardest part of surviving isn't the school-it's letting people in.

"What does it feel like... when you kiss boys?" I asked. "What?" "Wanna try with me?" I leaned in with a grin. Skylar's soul seemed to evacuate his body in that moment. I couldn't help it but laugh. 𝑺𝒕𝒖𝒑𝒊𝒅, 𝒇𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒈𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒐𝒚𝒔 ( Writing ) Start - Fri, Jan 19 2024 © 2024 T244388 All rights reserved. No part of this story may be used, reproduced, distributed, or posted anywhere without the explicit written consent of the author.

Onstage, Aris and Fixy are electric. They are the golden-voiced frontman and the wild-hearted drummer setting the world on fire. Offstage, they're hiding an affair that could shatter everything their band has built. In the glare of fame, where secrets can't stay buried for long, how do you protect the one thing that was never supposed to exist?

Viviano "Viv" Vitale is the newly checked in patient of a dull psychiatric ward after a quiet breakdown that no one in his life saw coming. He hates his name, his smile, and the way everyone keeps telling him he's "too normal to be here." Viv's instinct is to ignore his new non-binary, awkward and timid roommate completely. What follows is a slow, uneasy connection built through nighttime conversations when the rest of the ward is asleep. Viv doesn't understand his own pain, let alone anyone else's, but in trying to figure this person out, he might start seeing himself a little clearer too. Please read all the trigger warnings and tags before you start reading the story! This story is also posted on Inkitt and will be updated at the same time.

Luke has spent the last few year trying to live as himself after finally coming out as trans. He's used to the stares, the whispers, and the wrong names. What he's not used to are his brother's loud, perfect lacrosse friends taking over the house every weekend now that they're all seniors. Especially Wi Youngjae, the one who never knows when to shut up. When Young makes a thoughtless, transphobic remark one night, Luke swears he'll never forgive him. But what starts as open hostility turns into something stranger... arguments that last too long, apologies that sound like confessions, and a tension Luke can't name. He hates Young. He's sure of it. So why does it feel like he's losing every time he looks at him?

Spin off to "Love Square" This is Tate's story and how he overcomes addiction, unrequited love and peer pressure. Our beloved polycule will also be in this story, but as 'side characters'. Can be read as a standalone but you might get a little confused with some aspects of the 'past'.

After a car accident took his ability to walk, Blake wakes up from a coma. He now has to grapple with the thought that his whole life has changed. One day he meet a new patient on the ward: a handsome football player who shattered his leg and thinks his life is over too. [please vote and comment as you read along, thank you! This story has a few trigger warnings before you read. It contains mentions of depression, death, mental health issues, revenge and a lot of suicidal thoughts.]