Second Installment of The Gifted BL series 🍃

When Desmond Mellow transfers to an elite all-boys high school, he immediately gets a bad impression of his new deskmate, Ivan Moonrich. Gorgeous, mysterious, and menacing, Ivan is exactly what Desmond doesn't need in his life - or so he thinks... ***** After causing trouble in his previous high school, Desmond is struggling to adapt to his new environment at Ivory High and to stop living in the shadow of his perfect older brother. As usual, trouble follows Desmond wherever he goes and nothing is going well. To make matters worse, he seems to have attracted the attention of The Class Prince, aka the infamous Ivan Moonrich. But despite their rocky start, Desmond begins to grow feelings for Ivan, discovering a new side of his identity that he never thought to experience. [[word count: 50,000 - 60,000]] Cover designed by Joe Resch

Ziyu was the café's beloved barista, admired by everyone who walked through the door.. and secretly coveted by his quiet, enigmatic boss, Zhan Xuan. Until Tian Xuning appeared.. the clever, dangerously possessive producer had discovered Ziyu and would stop at nothing to make him sign a contract. But it wasn't just fame or idolhood that drove Tian Xuning.. it was obsession. Every glance, movement of the young man ignited a possessive hunger that Tian Xuning couldn't ignore. How far will he drag Ziyu into his manipulation and obsession?

Everyone believed Zheng Peng was harmless, because he was the golden boy.. handsome, polite, and impossibly kind. While Tian Lei was branded a failure, Zheng Peng was praised as perfection itself. To Tian Lei, Zheng Peng was everything he could never be. Envy rotted into cruelty, and their rivalry bled into public humiliation, insults, and quiet acts of violence. What Tian Lei never knew was that behind Zheng Peng's angelic smile lived something far more dangerous. Zheng Peng shed his perfection and became a seductive live streamer hidden beneath layers of makeup, Japanese cosplay, and carefully crafted innocence. And his most devoted fan was none other than Tian Lei himself. The bully never realized he wasn't chasing an illusion.. he was falling in love with a monster who had already seen through him. Is Tian Lei ready to survive loving a psycho who already knows every way to break him?