CURRENTLY ON HOLD - It's the summer before their Junior year in high school, and Richie is prepared for the best summer of his life. There's only one problem, he's gay, and 100% head over heals with his best friend, Eddie Kaspbrak, who's straight, right? What happens when drunken thought's turn into actions? How will they cope in a town that doesn't like change? And will the lucky seven ever really get past that dark summer of 1989? Read to find out! I am SO sorry, I'm terrible at intro's, but it's a good story! I Promise! Lot's of reddie, and some billverly and Stozier in the background. WARNING: LIGHT smut (they're both 17), lots of swearing, drugs/alcohol, blood/violence in later chapters, a little dark in some points

ONLY THE FIRST 9 CHAPTERS ARE AVAILABLE. ***** An enslaved champion in the bloodsport of battleboxing, Imalroc has fought for years to try and regain his freedom. But when his fighting contract passes into the hands of Rerdas Toriem, a disgraced noble guarding a dangerous secret, Imalroc finds himself grappling with feelings that both bewilder and upset him. The two men couldn't be more different, but to avoid a political noose, an enemy empire, and a mysterious disease that threatens to upturn everything they know, they must find a way to overcome their conflicting alliances in the hope of securing freedom, safety, and a chance at something more than friendship. [[word count: 200,000-250,000 words]]