They say you only fall in love once. For Ody and Mano, that once changed everything. In a world where love isn't always safe, and pain comes hand-in-hand with desire, two straight boys find each other in the middle of grief, trauma, and secrets that refuse to stay buried. Mano doesn't do vulnerability. Aggressive, tattooed, cold, and impossible to like, he plays the villain on purpose, because being hated is safer than being seen... and losing someone again would destroy him. Ody can't help but care. Bright, extroverted, charming and painfully sincere, he's the kind of boy who notices when you're hurting, even when you pretend you're not. He remembers your birthday, offers you the last slice, and apologizes even when it's not his fault. When their lives collide, nothing about them makes sense, except the way they keep gravitating toward each other. Sparks fly, but so do secrets, buried trauma, and a love neither of them is ready for. One of them hides behind silence. The other hides behind smiles. Together, they're wildfire. But not all fires survive the storm. The forbidden love between a broken boy and a lost one. A bond that refuses to break, even as the world tries to tear them apart. 🖤COMPLETED🖤 ! Warning : contains mature content and very dark themes including bullying, violence, strong language, explicit sexual scenes. Intended for readers 18 years and older. #1 bxb / 1,5k. stories #1 lgbt / 1,5k. stories #1 bl / 1,5k. stories #1 boyxboy / 1,5k. stories

You can change your name. You can run across continents. But you can't escape your blood. River Blackwood wasn't always River Blackwood. He used to be River Silverbloom, son of an arranged marriage that ended in gunfire. His mother loved a man who could never love her back, he was gay. When she found out the truth, she made her choice and shot him. With her brother Alaric Zoric's help, Helena fled to America with River, erasing their past. When everything finally collapses, River disappears into the secluded town of Redstone Falls, hoping anonymity will keep him safe. Instead, he finds connection, a fierce friendship and love. With them River learns the tender power exchange of BDSM, they offer River a world where submission isn't weakness but a path to healing. Through their care, patience and dominance, River learns to accept all parts of himself, soft, vulnerable and strong. As River begins to accept every part of himself, his strength, his softness, his need. The past comes calling, old names still carry power. Old wounds don't stay buried and some legacies refuse to be outrun. Because no matter how far you go, blood never forgets. Disclaimer: Age regression is non sexual! The age regression will be non sexual in this story!