Raiden never had it easy. Abused and hurt at a young age made him a shut off person. He wasn't the same person he was a few years back. Depressed, lonely, and cold. That's how he became. The marks on his body told stories too painful to hear, and too tough to witness. He never thought he'd fall in love again, or even talk again. His walls are thick and hard to crack. However, Thomas didn't believe so. Amidst the fight for power and control between the same family, and dark past ties to the present, Thomas refused to submit to anything against his beliefs. His one and only belief that everyone deserved a chance at love.

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.

College student Griffin is gay and only a couple people know including his best friend Hadley. The problem? Most everyone thinks they are a couple, and Hadley knows that things are slowly getting to Griffin on the inside. As his best friend, she feels like he could use some more excitement, but when a camping trip with fellow friends goes in unexpected directions, will her efforts to help end up hurting him more?

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

Life for Ridge had never been calm to say the least. With five siblings and... eccentric parents his home life was never the picture of normal. Even now, moved out and living in an apartment by his college his life is hectic. With the mundane challenges of finding a decent boyfriend and the strange occurrences that continue around him, he is forced to lie to the people he loves. Will lies take hold of his life, or can he help settle the chaos that surrounds him? Sabastian always seemed to have the perfect family, on the outside. And in the beginning, things were perfect. But that was before he realized what he was truly capable of. And before he had to lie to his family and those he loved in order to survive. Now that he is in college, Sabastian is learning that it isn't always a bad thing to let people in. And he also discovers that the very things he needed to survive were the same things that were going to kill him. Join Ridge and Sabastian as they fight for their lives, and discover what it really means to love, in a world where they have to hide in order to survive. Cowritten with this beautiful girl, @Lzzy_love ♡ Be sure to check her out!!!

Desperate for love, Charlie seeked acceptance in the arms of a male prostitute that his cheating husband had hired many nights before. Fifty dollars a night for affection he craveed seemed like a good deal, but the last thing Charlie expected was to get attached. Warnings: unhealthy relationships, bad coping mechanisms, abuse, non-con and rape

Martin is done living. The boy he idolized took his own life blamed him. His family's history of mental illness has caught up with him and he believes he is too far gone to save. Although Martin has given up, his family hasn't. Bringing the boy that matters most to them back from his dark thoughts isn't an easy task, but damn it all if they aren't going to try.

[LGBT+, Short Story, Teen Fiction, Romance] [Completed] "If I was a flame, he was the whole damn fire" A story of friendship, young love and tragedy. The story of Noah and Casimir Part 1 published - 1st January 2018 Completed - 15th February 2018

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?

Finn and Caleb have been almost inseparable since middle school. Shortly after college the two lose close contact, but now that Finn is struggling financially, he moves in with his friend. Seemingly out of nowhere, he starts feeling... something for Caleb and a difficult relationship ensues. ------ "I can't keep sleeping in your bed, if you keep messing with my head. Before I slip under your sheets, can you give me something, please? I can't keep touching you like this, if it's just temporary bliss. I can't keep feeling love like this, it's not worth temporary bliss." ~Cover by @destrction