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What Stays Broken by jmgwriter
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Sixteen-year-old Kason Mills has never really been wanted. He's been passed around like baggage, from the mother he tried to save from her own battles with addiction and mental illness, to relatives who couldn't handle his outbursts, to group homes that labeled him "too much." When his mom dies, Kason finds himself once again without a place to land and a heart full of anger he can't seem to control. Armed with a duffel bag, a few broken memories, and a diagnosis list longer than his future looks, Kason is sent to live with his mom's identical sister, who can't stand who he looks like, and cousins who wish he'd stayed gone. Between his ADHD, impulsivity, and defiance, Kason's never been the kid anyone chooses to keep. But maybe ... just maybe...there's still room in the world for someone like him and allows him to believe he is still worth love, even if he feels broken..
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little stranger  by forhrts
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The Valentino brothers never expected their lives to change in a single night. Alec only meant to step in, but instead he brought home a boy who is bruised and with no family in sight. What begins as an act of protection soon becomes something deeper, drawing Zale, Lucius, and Caspian into a bond none of them were prepared for. As they care for the boy and search for answers about his past, the brothers begin to face a question they never imagined: could he become part of their family for good?
Remington by Maggie5432
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Remington knows very little of the world, kept within a basement for years by his Mentally ill father who he had grown attached to and loved dearly, left to the mercy of a powerful man. But when a series of events result in him entering the new modern world, he's thrown in the secrets and betrayals of the family that abandoned him. Too innocent and naïve for the world, Remi must navigate his family and understand the woman that abandoned him. Having to navigate two new brothers, a step father that he doesn't understand and a mother who wants to ignore everything around her. Contending with friendships, modern life and a world that he had never truly seen before, the wave of anxiety is building and the looming threats from the shadows. But Remi knew three things in his life: Love is pain Hatred was inevitable Everything was his fault. ** I will not place trigger warning on the chapters, so please read the tags before reading this book as it touches on some heavy topics. Including, Abuse (all kinds), Abandonment, Suicide, Swearing, Chains, Gore, Blood, Drugs/Alcohol, Stockholm Syndrome, Sexual Assault/Rape. Etc. Please be kind in your comments, but I welcome comments. I'm sorry I'm not very good at descriptions, but please give this story a chance and adore Remi as I have adored writing him. I am hoping this will become part of a series.**
Breathing Heart  by ihanblup
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Four years in a basement. One mother who wasn't his. Five brothers who are- men built from shadows and secrets, running an organization the world fears. As the police rescue Noah, he learns the truth-- the woman who raised him was not his beloved mother but a 'monster' in sheep clothing, While the monsters he was taught to fear... are his family. Now freedom feels colder than the dark and love sounds like another painful lie. (Once a week update)
LUCARIAH by janellybean_23
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Years ago tragedy struck the Calloway's causing the family to fall apart. Lucariah Augustine St. Francis Calloway was left in the ruins of it all with a mother who couldn't bother and a father who disappeared one night with his older brothers. Forced to brave the world on his own. Six years later, Luca- now known by many as Crow- was met with a terrible accident. His second in the span of two years; forcing his mother to rely on Evan Calloway-Crow's estranged father- to make ends meet. How will the Calloway's react to the boy that's become of their youngest? How will they learn to cope with Lucariah's traumatic past? All while Crow is going mad trying to escape a past that is catching up with him. Will they help him brave the storm, or load onto a lifeboat when it gets too much?
Foster Family by smilemore954
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Louis had been in foster care since he was a kid. Each home had turned out the same, either miserable or abusive, and eventually he would be sent to a new home. But will this new foster family be the one? And what happens when he finds out this new family comes with a set of gorgeous triplets as his new older brothers? - "He's perfect." Edward says as their eyes land on the tiny gorgeous blue eyed boy. They wanted him as theirs. - I do not own any of the names or images in this story.
Being Wrong | ✓ by overlordpotatoe
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When Charlie gets away from his drug dealing father and is sent to live with his grandparents, things aren't suddenly okay. Charlie's broken. He's not sure he ever wasn't broken. When things get unbearable, the only thing that helps Charlie feel grounded is music. What can he do when he runs out of batteries for his old walkman? At school crowds of people gather to watch Travis perform, but when he goes home his only company is his cat. He escaped his abusive parents, but now he lives with his older brother who is usually away working. Will the strange, quiet boy he finds sitting on his porch trying to listen in on his music put an end to his loneliness?
Pieces Of Me by Serenade1x1
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For nine years, they took everything. His name, his language, his family, his choices. The way he slept. The way he ate. The things he was allowed to want. They made him precise. Obedient. Useful. They almost made him forget he was ever anything else. Almost. Check TW's 1 in #Overprotectivesiblings 1 in #Fractured 2 in #Babybrother
Excavate by No_this_is_patches
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Riley knew how to take care of himself. He wasn't good at much, but he could do that and do it well. Cycling through violence and neglect from his father, he didn't have much of a choice. When the abuse turns extreme and Riley can no longer take care of himself, he's forced to rely on the mother who abandoned him when he was five, who also has another family and doesn't appear too pleased about having him back in her life. Physically and emotionally, Riley tries to heal, only to be repeatedly knocked back down. When it comes to his mom, is there even a relationship to salvage? How many chances are too many? And at what point should he just give up and stay down like his father told him? Awesome cover art by _munroe