[SEQUEL TO THE BOY ON THE SECOND FLOOR] Benjamin never thought he'd get away from Taylor alive. He never thought he'd become a father, either. Now, with the help of Samuel, he has to face not only his new life as a single father, but also the people from his past and the feelings that he develops as he works to mend his open wounds. ••• If you are reading this story on any other platform than Wattpad you are very likely to be at risk from a malware attack. If you wish to read this story in its original, safe, form, please go to @-cynicaloptimism- on Wattpad. Thank you.

REMOVED April 9, 2024 One notorious gay heartbreaker. One homophobic ex-best friend and his kleptomaniac brother. Mix in a sex tape, commitment issues, and some explosive chemistry. The illusion of Dreyden's perfect life can't survive this disaster. ***** Dreyden is very good at being who others wants him to be. He's an obedient, church-going son, a perfect student, the life of every party. Maintaining the equilibrium means staying in the closet at home, so it's lucky his parents don't suspect a thing when he lies. When others are happy, it's easy to forget that he isn't. After one drunk night gets out of control, Dreyden dumps his loving boyfriend rather than admit to what he did. Adrift and increasingly alienated from his friends, he finds himself sucked into Orion's dysfunctional orbit. Orion has a habit of taking things that don't belong to him, but what's worse is his angry, homophobic brother, who used to be Dreyden's best friend. Bad habits might be harder to escape than the gravity of unwanted feelings, but maybe Dreyden's equilibrium isn't as stable as he pretends. And maybe Orion is about to disrupt it all, whether Dreyden is ready or not. It's just a shame that bad people don't get happy endings. ***** Contains sexual content, profanity, underage substance use, and themes of consent, mental health, homophobia, and coming out. *featured on Wattpad's "Stories to Read OUT Loud" list* Complete at 137k words.

Isaac Harley is Eton's devilish delinquent, and Josiah Beckett's the pretentious prefect. At least, that's what the two have always presumed of each other, their true selves buried under a facade and hidden like a sin. Neither one would've ever guessed that all it took was one fateful night, one of hazy minds and absolute misery, for their masks to slip off. For them to strip each other completely bare--naked in body but more exposed in places unseen. Neither one intended for this night to happen--raw, wanton, burning hot. Neither one was prepared to touch the untouchable. 05.05.19 - 11.17.19

Zero was a football hero. A bachelor. A presumed ladies man. The last thing he expected during his retirement from a dazzling football career was his former boss's cool, calm and collected nephew. Who is assigned to handle PR. As Zero navigates the challenges of opening his newest business venture in the town where he grew up, he finds himself drawn to Jude in ways he never anticipated. Sharing the same roof with this composed pretty boy ignites a spark of chemistry that neither can ignore.

Jonah Navarro, my best friend of two years went MIA for the whole summer. No calls, no texts, no posts on Instagram. Nothing. After the summer, he came back as a completely changed person. He was no longer the ray of sunshine he was known to be. I wanted -needed- to find out what had happened and why he was like this. Because he was my best friend and I was worried about him. Because somewhere in me, I knew that the Jonah Navarro I had known for just over two years was dead. And I, Asa Carter, would have to be the one to bring him back. Somehow. [Updates bi-weekly] ••• If you are reading this story on any other platform than Wattpad you are very likely to be at risk from a malware attack. If you wish to read this story in its original, safe, form, please go to @-cynicaloptimism- on Wattpad. Thank you

Recovering alcoholic Sam isn't quite ready to let go of his failing marriage. Gord gave up his dream to care for his dying father, and now he's trapped by an inheritance he doesn't want. When Sam's new job sends him to Gord's remote farm in the heart of the Canadian prairies, it isn't long before the two find themselves leaning on each other in ways neither expected; but between flood and wildfire and the echoes of the past, love and happiness aren't always as simple as finding someone who might want to be your second chance. ***** *featured on the Adult Fiction "Melting Hearts" and WattpadMulticultural "Multicultural LGBTQ+" lists, as well as Wattpad's "From Our Stars"* Complete at 37k words.

Being happy isn't easy for everyone. In which Osmond Greyjoy agrees to accompany Carmen Huego in multiple concerts, traveling from Florida, to New York, to Wisconsin, and learns that it's possible to find someone more suited for him that Adrian Vang. Not gonna lie, this book revolves largely around sex. It's just a whole lot of porn with a plot, so beware.

Summer, 2003. An easygoing teen skateboarder and his insensitive best friend must navigate their changing friendship when a flirty boy comes between them. ***** Sixteen-year-old Matteo is a simple dude. It's 2003, his brother is fighting in Afghanistan, and his best friend Logan is obsessed with gay jokes, but Matt doesn't like to worry. He just wants to film his skateboard video. Then cute emo boy Quinn applies to work at the skate shop with Matt. Being friends with clever, flirty Quinn is like learning a new skateboard trick: a little bit intimidating but totally (probably) worth the challenge. Now Logan hates Quinn, there's money going missing at the shop, and Matt can't seem to figure out if Quinn might possibly, maybe, want to kiss him back. This summer just got a lot more complicated. ***** *featured in LGBTQ+'s "BxB Teen Fiction", LY's "Love Your Identity", and WattpadNaNoWriMo's "2019 Top Picks" lists* Complete at 59k words.

Listless energy rests inside the bodies and minds of children, teenagers and adults alike. A bored and pretentious city boy with a scientist father, Elias Lott is seemingly a perfect candidate to gain powers when the energy awoke. But with trouble stirring all around, it seems like revealing his powers would be a rash decision. Too bad an up-and-coming hero already witnessed him using his. As the catalyst to a chain of events that led to a world wide uproar, Elias must be the one to solve it. HRSF: #54 in super (9/23/19) Featured in Wattpad's Official reading lists, such as @ProjectSuper * * ** ** My own plotline. Chapters average on roughly 3,000 words (3k). [2,900-3,200+]

TW: This book has a lot of descriptions of abuse and because of how often it is, there are no trigger warnings at the beginning of chapters. Take this as a warning for the whole book. --- Samuel never thought that moving out of his childhood home would make such a drastic change in his life, at least it wasn't supposed to. When moving the last of his things in to his new home, he meets his upstairs neighbours: Taylor, and her boyfriend Benjamin. At first everything seemed normal, until Samuel begins to notice things about the couple that prove everything to not be quite as perfect as he first thought they were. ••• If you are reading this story on any other platform than Wattpad you are very likely to be at risk from a malware attack. If you wish to read this story in its original, safe, form, please go to @-cynicaloptimism- on Wattpad. Thank you