WARNING! This story was my first (unedited/draft). Grammer, plot, etc is messy so please beware! thank you :))) - He couldn't get enough of the emerald in her gaze. And the one colour she thought she'd be afraid of was a colour her heart was set to beat towards a million times a day. - 𝙇𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙣 𝘼𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙡𝙤 𝙈𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙠. He is the most feared person in their town. Anyone who crossed his way was met with brutality and cruelty within him. He kills without remorse. But when he locks his grey eyes on a pair of green ones, everything he trained to become had vanished, because of her. 𝙇𝙖𝙮𝙡𝙖 𝙑𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙖 𝙎𝙪𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙨. She is known and loved by many, she was as gentle and sweet as a flower. She is the light in the darkness. But when she sets her green eyes upon his grey ones, she can't help but let her light shine through the darkness of him.

Tessa Young is an 18 year old college student with a simple life, excellent grades, and a sweet boyfriend. She always has things planned out ahead of time, until she meets a rude boy named Hardin, with too many tattoos and piercings who shatters her plans.

A series of short stories about boys who fuck, fall in love, and tear each-other apart - in no particular order. ---------- (Notice: Not all short stories are of a Mature nature, but the book is rated Mature with all characters 18+ to fit guidelines; specifically R-rated content with dark-natured or adult themes are separately titled with an R. Disclaimer: no views expressed are my own, no dark themes intended to glorify those themes or any negativity in any sense).

tyler: woke and pissed. no filter, you may be offended. [this mostly deals with issues in america. if you come here with some "well, white people are oppressed in blah blah blah." i will put you in your place about derailing topics. your country wouldn't go into war and become allies with someone else when they don't even have the necessary tools for their own survival, would they? think of this like that.]

BOOK ONE Coming out was supposed to set Julian free. Instead, it left him with a broken arm, a mother who won't stop preaching, and a silence that grows heavier every day. High school feels like a cage, and Julian is certain he doesn't belong anywhere-until Paul crashes into his world. With his inked skin, effortless charm, and a following that makes him untouchable, Paul should be the last person Julian lets close. But in Paul's arms, Julian feels something he's never known before: safe. As their connection deepens, so does the danger. Loving Paul means risking exposure, rejection, and heartbreak all over again. Worse, it means facing the cruelest voice of all-the one inside Julian's own head. Tender, raw, and unflinching, Open is a story about first love, first heartbreak, and finding the courage to believe you're worthy of both. ::: I could feel it when his body finally went slack, when he'd fallen asleep and soft snores emitted. And I thought I was getting better at this breaking down thing... I honestly did but when I was alone, I seemed to fall apart. Endless serenades of how worthless I'd been and how destructive I was; I was a disappointment to literally everyone and I hated it. My breathing became shallow as I cried for the second time that day, finally feeling content being immersed in guilt. A shudder wracked through my body, tears escaping and Paul pulled me closer as he woke silently. Mumbling soft nothings against my skin and kissing it to slow my breathing, he tried to lull me to sleep, "It's okay, you're okay." Refusing to speak -my voice failing me- his arm came up to wrap around my shoulder and I held him there, placing a small kiss to his tattooed skin in a broken sign of gratitude, I must've run out of tears. And I felt at ease.

"He was never supposed to touch her. She was never supposed to want him." Alaina Catalina Navarro was never supposed to touch the mafia's crown prince. The daughter of the Don's most loyal staff, she was trained to obey, to blend in, to never be seen. Graziano Vincenzo-- the Don's heir to hell itself--saw her, and once he did, he couldn't stop. Their love is obsession. Their bond is blood soaked. Their enemies? Closer than they think. One kiss started a war. Now there's no turning back.

Levi Jackson has been in love with Gage Zachary since freshman year, and hasn't failed to tell him everyday he can. Gage rejects him time after time, but is secretly dying to make Levi his and his alone. When something tragic occurs, Levi isn't the same person. For the first time, Gage pursues Levi in an attempt to get to find out what happened to the boy he loves. Will Gage end up confessing to Levi in order to help fix him, or will Levi suffer in silence forever? (Points of view will alternate throughout the story)

EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! It's been nearly a year since Mikinnely Highs most scandalously popular boys (Derek James & Evan Staton) have become an official couple and now the two are starting college with a bang! Impulsive Derek has asked Evan to move in together and while Evan is highly tempted by the thought of waking up every morning next to his boyfriend, he can't help but feel cautious. Dereks parents have been fighting lately and he feels that THAT'S Dereks ulterior motive. To get away from the fighting, not actually wanting to move in together to strengthen their relationship. And there's the matter with the mysterious boy who keeps trying to break them apart. Who is he and why does it seem like he has something against Derek? Then Derek makes everything worse when he decides that maybe he should join the military, something Evan isnt too enthused about. With so much drama swirling around the new couple, their still fragile relationship may break and if it does, who will be the first to walk away? .....No one, if mischievous Giovanni Moretti (I Tempted Him With A Kiss) gets his way but then again, he's having his own relationship issues. He loves his possessive boyfriend Hunter with a passion but he just cant seem to get over adorably sweet Nick. If he had his way, he'd keep both but thats just absolutely scandalous! He takes a vow of celibacy until he can figure out his erratic emotions but that isn't exactly working out so well, especially when theres so much hormones flying all over the place, mainly his own.