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His Ballet Dancer by Ezra_Ann_
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Prologue Quinn MacIntyre, 17 years old gay man, who is out and proud about his sexuality and doesn't care who doesn't like it. He's a ballet and contemporary dancer at a studio in Colorado Springs, Colorado and he attends high school as a senior and has one and only friend, Jakub Lowe. Quinn lives with his mum, Hope, since she and his dad, Lyle, divorced. William Malloy Jr. Is 18 years old, a senior in high school as well as the captain of the lacrosse team; he lives with his dad Will Sr. And his step mum, Grace. William has four male best friends: River and Rain Holt, Ian Brown and Konner Cline; River and Rain are identical twins on the lacrosse team while Konner and Ian are on the soccer team. William believes he is straight and has no issues with the LGBTQ+ Community since some of his friends are either gay or bisexual. His belief about his sexuality is challenged when he helps Quinn defend Jakub from being beat by four bullies and he has different feelings for Quinn than he has ever had for any other male. Will Quinn and William stay strangers, become friends and then lovers?
Thou Shalt Not Flirt | BxB by angryCrayons
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[BxB] [spicy] [indianmc] "Kiss me properly," he demands. "I don't want to!" I snap, "I want to touch your hair!" I really did like his gold hair. Maybe I was in love with his conditioner. Was there a sexuality for that? He just looks confused. "Oh...okay." He tilts his head down for me. I touch it again, then let go and look away. "What?" he says. I'm not sure what to say to him, except that I want to exchange saliva with him again, but I don't want to ask for it since he looks amused and like he'll make fun of me. "Want to touch my arms again too?" he offers. "You're stupid. That's stupid. No I don't." Yes I do. ~~~ Indra never asked for a stepdad, much less a churchgoing one. But now he's stuck spending every Sunday pretending to enjoy it while his mom smiles politely and Patrick tries to get the new pastor to join their fantasy football league. Enter: Jaron Ashcomb - the pastor's son. Golden-haired, polite, painfully perfect. The kind of guy who makes friends instantly and doesn't laugh when Indra says "Asscomb" out loud. Indra's just trying to survive awkward mingling, dodge emotional vulnerability, and maybe finish a decent drawing without someone confiscating his pen. Too bad Jaron smells like expensive soap and looks like the sketchbook crush Indra definitely isn't allowed to have. Updates every Friday at 8 PM PDT :)
Let's Play | BxB by whathepeach
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|18+| Taylor was supposed to be the one thing Finn could never have. Then desperation made them onlyfans partners-and feelings made everything messy. ... Finn has spent years pretending he isn't hopelessly in love with his best friend. It's a game he's gotten very good at playing. Smile when Taylor talks about girls. Ignore the way his heart races whenever Taylor throws an arm around his shoulders. Pretend friendship is enough. Then everything falls apart. Cut off financially and drowning in college expenses, Finn is desperate for a way to stay afloat. What starts as a quick solution soon becomes a secret life he's determined to keep hidden-especially from Taylor. But secrets never stay secret for long. When Taylor accidentally discovers what Finn has been doing, ignoring the revealed secret should be the obvious choice. Instead, Taylor asks to join him. With his sister's medical bills piling up and no other options in sight, Taylor convinces himself it's only business. Just a way to make money. Just a game. No feelings. No complications. No chance of ruining the friendship that means everything to both of them. The problem is that the longer they play, the harder it becomes to remember where the act ends and the truth begins. Because Taylor's touches don't feel fake. His jealousy doesn't feel fake. And the way he looks at Finn definitely doesn't feel fake. For years, Finn dreamed about Taylor wanting him back. Now that it might actually be happening, he's terrified of losing the one person he can't imagine living without. After all, every game has winners and losers. And neither of them is ready for what happens when somebody finally changes
Eaten by the Tiger by Morose_Fruit
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Xu Wenxi was struggling to adapt to life in the Capital. So when his favorite professor asked him to tutor a senior, he wanted to refuse. ...But he couldn't. And stepping forward meant entering something he didn't fully understand. Beastman AU Cover image adapted from Tiger (1932), ink and color on paper, by Chinese artist Zhang Shanzi. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access Collection
Fractured Heart: the Tale of the Pop Star and the Pauper by CeridwenRoth
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Though seven years have passed since Theo escaped from his small, conservative hometown to pursue his dream of becoming an EDM DJ, between the exhaustion of working multiple dead-end jobs as well as overcoming his trauma-induced social anxiety, he's barely had any time or energy left over to make any progress towards his goal. Yet Theo remains determined to defeat any obstacle preventing him from turning his love of music into a full-time career. Lysander Delion represents everything Theo sees wrong with the music industry. The unbelievably famous pop star has everything: money, looks, a magnetic personality, and a seductive smile that has fans around the world swooning. When Theo is forced to interact with the flashy celebrity at one of his jobs, he's instantly put on his guard. But then Lysander surprises him by offering a tempting proposition that Theo struggles to turn down, knowing this could be the opportunity he's needed to achieve his lifelong dream. Does he refuse the proposition because he can't believe someone so rich and famous would really offer him such an incredible opportunity? Or does he risk everything and desperately hope that this project won't come with a hidden cost, or worse yet, that Lysander isn't a powerful and dangerous creep? Is this dashing and dazzling stranger worth trusting--worth exposing his fractured heart?
Claimed by the Devil | Gay Bikers MC Romance (Excerpt) by CameoLover93
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Angelo Chapman, a brilliant hacker working under the alias Kai, makes a living by taking high-risk jobs on the dark web. When an anonymous inquiry offers him the biggest payday of his life to infiltrate and leak secrets about the Seventh Circle Riders MC, Angelo sees a chance to escape his criminal lifestyle and start anew, preferably in another country. But then Lucifer Byrne, the unhinged president of the Seventh Circle Riders, shows up at Angelo's front door with a deadly ultimatum: use his talents to come work for the MC, or... die. Not much thinking can be done with a gun pointed at his face, so Angelo picks the lifesaving option, and in no time, he's thrust into pure chaos. Will Angelo's scheming be the death of him, or will the charming devil with the heterochromia eyes and sweet words that sound too good to be true be his downfall? *** Copyright © Amy N Johnson. All Rights Reserved.
The Final Edit (mxm) by workingtired
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What happens when a guy stuck in one place meets one who cannot stay in one place for long? ________ Julian Duarte hit writers' jackpot when his queer supernatural romance series 'The Phantom League' became an international bestseller, with the fame growing even more after the TV adaptation blew up worldwide. But with rising expectations and criticism from all directions, Julian has been unable to finish the last book in the series, delaying it for over three years and gradually shutting himself in completely. ​Now the TV adaptation has caught up, and fans, the network, and his publisher are breathing down his neck to finish the series. ​Leaving him more stuck than ever. ​ Nathaniel Emerson is the opposite of stuck. He is the fourth child and the caboose of a British old-money family that migrated to the US a few generations back. He is set for life. The only thing ever expected of him has been to get an education and a job to keep the family card open. ​ Enjoying life without consequences, Nathaniel rarely stays in one place for long. Most recently dropping out of culinary school to work as a first reader at Ollison Publishing. A publishing house that made it big through its one-hit series: The Phantom League. ​ Their worlds get entangled when Ollison Publishing's owner and editor-in-chief, Robert, makes a desperate, half-absurd decision: he sends Nathaniel to pull Julian out of his self-isolation and, eventually, get him writing again. ________________ Ongoing: New chapter every Thursday!
Sweet Little Birds (BxB Romance, Completed) by lisa_london_
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Robin doesn't want to be a tutor. Tyler doesn't want to be tutored. So why are their tutoring sessions always running late? *** After an illness-stricken childhood, Robin Erie struggles to free himself from his mother's suffocating embrace. Her plan for him is clear: he's to excel in school, take over his late father's business, and marry a suitable girl of her choosing. Initially, college life offers nothing different from Robin's controlled and monotonous existence. Not until he meets Tyler Caster, a former soccer prodigy who struggles with restraints of his own after an accident took his left leg and made him crutch-bound. Tyler's sweet smile makes Robin dream of freedom and excitement. Through a string of candy-filled tutoring sessions, Robin and Tyler grow close. Very close. Perhaps they're even flirting? Robin isn't sure, but he wants to find out. But he knows he can't let his mother find out about his bond with Tyler, since Robin has started to suspect that her influence over him might be more nefarious than he previously suspected. Will Robin be able to break free from his mother's shackles to explore his budding feelings for Tyler?
The Sinners : Buried Promises   by Mirelleverse7
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𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐃 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐄𝐒 They promised they would always stay. Ten years later, they stood face to face, unable to recognise the promises they once made. Those promises got buried long ago, along with the feelings they desperately tried to forget. Once, there was love. Now, there is only blood, war, and pain. And the cruelest part? They have to fight the one person they once promised never to leave. Fate plays its game, like always. And now, they stand before each other, guns pointed at each other's heads. "I loved you," Aviano whispered. "You're the reason I'm dying," Aayan replied. Perhaps that was their fate all along. You and I. We were never meant to love at all. We were destined to be enemies long before we ever learned to love each other. Maybe the hate ran deeper than the love I once had for you... ___ Come on click on the chapters !!!!
'TIL 2 AM by FifthAngeI
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Nothing can change the fact that Valentina Rubio and Derek Rubin are high school rivals. The two are opposites in every way but because their last names are next to each other alphabetically, it forces them to be in close proximity. Whether it's assigned seats or group projects, they always get stuck together and every interaction turns into another competition. Meanwhile the only place Valentina can escape to is her late night convos with a boy she's never met. As feelings grow through shared interests and playful banter, Valentina never imagines that the comforting stranger and her sworn enemy would turn out to be the same person.