The world has been overrun by monsters. Governments have toppled, nations have fallen. Desperation has ushered in a new world order. Welcome to The Bright Waste where violence is cheap and salvation is in short supply. Where survivors are brutal and compassion is a rare commodity. Akiva is a scavenger for The Mothers. Her job is to scour the bones of the old world for any vestige of value, and to stay alive. That's the hardest part when the monsters have other plans. Her only hope is to stay in the light, glorious and burning bright. Editor's Pick List: June 2020

(BxB) "I don't believe in ghosts," Koda whispered. "Well," Alfie twisted the ring on his index finger. An excited shine returned to his eyes. His crush had never stared for so long, "would you believe me if I said that your mother is standing right behind you?" A week after Alfie's crush loses his parent, they are forced to talk when the ghost of Koda's mother reaches out to Alfie, demanding to speak with her son. Among the mist of grief, It wasn't any ordinary ghost wanting to say a final goodbye to the one she loved, it wasn't just an affectionate relationship developing between the ghost's son and the medium, it was the beginning of something much more dangerous.

Everyone at school knows Andrew Jennings. Missing an arm. Openly gay. But when he meets star athlete Ryan Sullivan in therapy, can friendship lead to more? ***** When Andrew 'Jacky' Jennings ends up in therapy after an English assignment gone wrong, he doesn't expect to find his high school's star athlete, Ryan Sullivan, sitting in the same waiting room. After all, he and Ryan couldn't be more different: football captain, future valedictorian, and all-around nice guy, Ryan is the school's golden boy, while Andrew is known for his permanent snarl, being openly gay, and losing his left arm (along with his father and sister) in a car accident. But when Andrew learns they actually have a lot in common, he's surprised to see past the enigma that is Ryan Sullivan and his seemingly perfect life. And as the two boys begin to connect over their shared grief, depression, and teenage angst, they might just discover a little pocket of happiness for themselves -- if they're willing to fight for it. [Word count: 100,000-150,000 words] Cover designed by Lily Taylor Please read the 'Introduction' for a full list of content/trigger warnings

Theo is a little, secretly of course I mean how would his bible up the butt Christian parents accept him? He is a Junior and has virtually no friends. Just him and himself. Callum is a senior. He doesn't really know about the ddlb life style and he is an in closet gay. He's tall, and somewhat popular, but that doesn't mean he could just come out. That would lower him to the bottom of the food chain called high school. When Theo drops a paci in class and Callum picks it up, will that start a relationship between the two or will Callum tell other students and start to pick on Theo? Read to find out.

At first glance, nobody would be able to tell that Nathaniel Jean had a problem. Or second glance, or third, or fourth. After all, he had everything. He was a captain of his school's soccer team and one of the top players in the state. He had a big house and money to spend. He had family, he had friends, he had fun, he had faith. He never meant for it to happen. He never wanted to look at another man in the way he should have been looking at a woman. The idea had disgusted him for most of his life - living in a heavily Catholic town with heavily Catholic parents, homophobia was the only response he knew. That didn't change when he first realized that he didn't like girls. No, Nathaniel Jean was still homophobic. He hated the idea of a man sleeping with another man. He was raised on the notion that all gays went to hell, and he believed it. He despised them, and so he despised himself. Nathaniel Jean was more fortunate than most, because help did arrive for him. Help by the name of Lucas Morgan, they boy he'd always known but never known. The boy with big dreams and bigger talent. The boy that changed Nathaniel's life over the course of their thirty-six week long senior year.

A story in which Ari and Dante are placed in high school together, bonding over a poetry assignment in English class. - I do not own any of the characters in this story. All credit to Benjamin Alire Saenz - I am an inconsistent, mess of a college student but i update whenever I can!! Almost 2k reads! You guys are so awesome!

Aristotle isn't impressed with his first month of college. He spends his nights buried in a book and bathing in solitude, avoiding any opportunity to branch out. Dante wants to try everything. He doesn't want to sit on the sidelines and watch everyone else live their lives while he stands by. When Dante meets Ari, he makes it his mission for the two of them to have the true "college experience"- going to parties, getting drunk, breaking a few laws, and maybe falling in love along the way. --- Modern day college AU based on the book Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz

•Gaurance FF• **7 Years After MyStreet** After Laurance, Garroth, Dante and Travis moved from their MyStreet house, Garroth and Laurance lost contact. 7 years had passed before Laurance even slipped into Garroth's mind again. Will Garroth's little crush burst into a flame once again? Or will it disappear into the ashes of lost memory? Welcome to.. Lost Connection •Characters Belong To Aphmau• •Cover Made By @Kawaiibug_ •

This is the story of Orpheus and Eurydice as told in Anaïs Mitchell's album "Hadestown" and stage adaptation. In depression era New Orleans, young Orpheus and Eurydice fall in love but Eurydice dreams of a better life than the poverty she grew up in, which Orpheus cannot give her. When Eurydice is lured away to the eponymous "Hadestown" with promises of comfort and security, Orpheus sets out to get her back.

A Prequel to Proxy! 15 year old Syd and his best friend Egan are trying to pull off the heist of their lives in the gritty alleys of the Valve. Knox's father is throwing him an opulent 15th birthday party bash, but the spoiled son of the most powerful man in Mountain City has other ideas of fun. And an enigmatic teenaged assassin, Liam, lurks on the edges, determined to spark a revolution. Prosperity and progress come with a darker side when things go wrong...someone has to take the punishment.