What haunts Sam Hughes? ("The Multitudes Within Me" is the sequel to "The Sound of Ice.")

Scarred from the homophobic childhood his parents forced upon him, Chan enters a new life of university where he can finally find himself. But the scars of his past feel too fresh to let him dive into his new life head first. ----- My skin crawled. It felt like an itchy sweater that I couldn't wait to tear off my body. I wanted to flay myself there and then to keep from the weight of his eyes on my flesh. I could barely handle it. But this is real life and I can't just disappear and vanish into thin air. I can't just shake my head and come out of my reverie in the comfort of my own bed. So, I bit the bullet and met his eyes. I must admit, I couldn't believe how warm they were. He wasn't looking at me like I was damaged goods. He wasn't seeing my scarred skin and crushing insecurities. He was looking at me like he wanted to keep seeing me. Like I was worth his time. Like my itchy sweater of a being was a soft, cuddly blanket he wanted to dive into. I hated being seen, couldn't remember the last time I really was, but at the same time I couldn't get enough. Highest Rank: #8 in #gayteen

[Teen Fiction, LGBT+ Romance] 6 weeks. After a prank war goes too far, that's how long star quarterback and lady's man Farren Milton will be forced to live with his rival quarterback, a snarky bundle of wit known as Kaden Rivers. What ensues is six weeks of fighting, friendship, sarcasm, and eye rolling. A whole load of eye rolling. But, as Farren and Kaden are about to learn, sometimes six weeks is all it takes. [Part 1 published 14th August 2017] [Completed 17th November 2017]

"I didn't know you had friends like Isaac," Willa said in greeting. "I don't," muttered Jared. Isaac rolled his eyes. "Yeah, you don't. You have //one// friend like Isaac." His voice turned into this stupid mock whisper and he leaned towards Jared conspiratorially. "It's me, by the way."

Michael is looking for a new start and a way to manage his anger issues when he moves back to Sydney, leaving his mum behind, and moves in with his former best friend, Ashton. Unfortunately, Michael finds that starting over is much more difficult than he expects; Michael doesn't expect that there'd be a boy so timid Michael can't even raise his voice around him, and Michael certainly doesn't expect to care. But he does care, and if Michael doesn't learn to control his anger soon, Luke Hemmings might slip away--and Michael can't let that happen. Highest rank: Fanfiction #19

Hockey player extraordinaire Cameron Beckett not only has to deal with the pressures of making it into the NHL and graduating high school, but also figuring out his feelings for the boy next door. ***** Cameron Beckett is the ace and co-captain of his hockey team, but he's failing his math class so badly that his coach threatens to bench him if he doesn't improve his grades. He turns to Sam, his neighbor, only to start developing feelings for him that he's not ready to confront. Cameron pulls away, afraid that his sexuality will cost him any chance of being drafted into the NHL. But when Sam needs him the most, Cameron can't be there for him, making him question whether his fear of coming out is actually holding him back.

Every Tuesday during football practice, sixteen year old Sem Bolton finds himself stealing glances at the gorgeous college boy jogging down the path next to the fields. He was his dirty little secret. His guilty pleasure. His unobtainable fantasy: safe and distant on the other side of the chainlink fence. Then, through a series of unpleasant events including being forced on a camping trip, it turns out his unobtainable fantasy is not so unobtainable after all. Not only is gorgeous college boy gay as well, he also wants to date Sem. Now, Sem was never one to play it safe. But outing himself was in a whole different league than testing his mother's patience or taking hits in the boxing ring. Was he really ready to date a guy, all consequences included? As if internal struggles weren't enough, count on girls, friends, and an estranged brother, to complicate stuff even further. Photo on the cover by: https://unsplash.com/@nickkarvounis