«Oh, me se vede?» Conosce pure la voce. Come potrebbe dimenticarla? Anche se dicono che sia quel particolare che svanisce per primo dalla memoria, Simone non ha mai scordato la sua. Sarebbe impossibile da cancellare. Rimane così impietrito da una simile visione. Sono almeno diciassette anni che non pensa a Manuel Ferro. Che obbliga la sua mente a non pensarci.

Drew and Brent are best friends. Attached at the hip for all the years that matter. They take care of each other. They always have. Brent is the only one who knows about Drews sexuality. Drew is the only one who can calm Brent down. Drew made a promise to Brent, and himself. He wouldn't date until he was out of high school, where it was safer for him to be out as gay. But more than one boy tests his loyalty to that promise, and disasters and crises around him test everything else. Can he make it to graduation? TW: this book has mentions of drinking and sexual assault. 52 in #malexmale (29/5/18) 55 in #football (29/5/18) 1 in lgtb (22/2/19) 9 in rights (25/10/19) 7 in rights (24/4/20) 4 in mental (10/5/20) 4 in rights (5/7/20)

Elijah Rosen, an introverted seventeen year old with a love for football, sneaks out almost every night to get away from the problems he faces during the day. He feels like his anxiety is taking over his life, and the only place he can go to escape it is the pitch black night right outside his window where he can be alone and let his thoughts run wild. But after he finds Adam Chang sitting at the bottom of an empty pool in the early hours of the morning with puffy red eyes and bruised hands, he begins to find comfort in something other than the dark. Only, Adam has a few problems of his own. And with pressure coming from his family, his friends, his school, and his own mind, Elijah isn't sure how he'll make it through the year. ------- "I think if you weren't here, I wouldn't be okay. I'd..." I trailed off, not wanting to say the words that we both knew were true. "Hey," he said softly, "I'm just glad I'm here, then." He started to let go of me, but I wrapped my arms around his neck and hugged him like I never had anybody else before. "I'm glad you are too." (featured by FreeTheLGBT: 1/13/2022)

Simone Balestra ha 25 anni e la sua carriera da tennista potrebbe finire da un momento all'altro. Ha avuto otto anni per raggiungere l'obiettivo impostogli dal padre e, soprattutto, dagli sponsor che, alla fine di quell'anno, lo abbandoneranno in caso di sconfitta. Gli resta l'ultima occasione, l'ultimo tentativo per raggiungere la gloria eterna, ha solo due cose da fare: vincere e non finire nei guai. Solo che, durante la semifinale di uno dei tornei di inizio stagione, Simone litiga proprio con un ragazzo del pubblico e questo gli può causare gravi problemi con i media, che aspettavano solo un suo passo falso, e gli sponsor, che minacciano di abbandonarlo. L'unica cosa che può risolvere quella situazione è far passare quello screzio come uno scherzo fatto da un vecchio amico. Così Simone è costretto a far entrare quel ragazzo nella sua vita, con l'obiettivo di ripulirsi l'immagine e di vincere senza problemi, mese dopo mese, Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon e US Open. Proprio come sogna suo padre. Solo che quel ragazzo - Manuel - non è proprio come se l'era immaginato e la sua vicinanza rischia di far scoprire al mondo intero un segreto che Simone da sempre tiene ben nascosto.

A story about the popular boy and the nerd. About discovering who you are and accepting it. Achievements: #1 in LGBT #13 in FreeTheLGBT #23 in Teen Fiction #1 in No More Bullying [This story will always be a draft] © 2017 IIIXMM

The three fundamental laws of Northwood High were clear. A rumour in motion tends to remain so unless asked to shut up. The amount of respect you receive equalled popularity. And the third, and the most supremely infallible one, Wilder Collins was the best kisser ever. After verifying the third law, Nico finds his long-suppressed feelings for his former best friend return. With trying to hide his sexuality from his mom, maintaining his grades and awkwardly third-wheeling between his two best friends, he already has a lot on his plate. A sizzling scandal involving Wilder is definitely not what he needs. So of course, it's best to forget about the kiss. Hence naturally, it's the only thing he can think about.