*** COMPLETED *** Michael, a young boy of 17, has an abusive father and rough school life. Bullied at school and tortured at home, no escape from hell. Proper definition of misery. Shawn, another boy of 17, loving family and the popular boy in school. Praised at school and loved at home, loves his heavenly life. Proper definition of content. What happens when Shawn notices Michael in the shadow? Will he be the light to take away the darkness of Michael's life? Or will he himself get tangled in his world of darkness? Two souls on a journey that of course isn't all rainbows and unicorns. ~𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐋 𝐓𝐎 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐍~

*revised and edited* His shocking blue eyes locked on mine, his breath warm against my ear as he whispered, "Kiss me." I froze. Five minutes ago he'd slammed my books to the floor like I didn't matter, and now he stood close enough for my heartbeat to betray me. I couldn't tell if he wanted me to love him or hate him-or both. But wanting him was the problem. Because somewhere between the confusion and the chaos, I'd fallen for Ethan Walker. And the moment he stepped into my life, everything I thought I knew-about myself, about loneliness, about safety-shifted beneath my feet. Nothing was simple anymore. Not with him this close.

Rio Snyder believes in love- he just doesn't believe it fixes anything. It certainly didn't fix his drug addicted brother, or his heartbroken parents. Ezra Carelli is a happy-go-luck guy with secrets lurking just beyond his smile. When Rio and Ezra meet and began to grow closer, their anger and secrets began to collide. And the two will quickly come to learn that sometimes, all it takes is a tiny spark to ignite a burning flame.

Alan Ashby finds himself living in an orphanage after a night gone wrong with his abusive father [cover by: @spacedrugs]

Making your way to the top is never easy, and for Trey the problems begin when he meets his competition and lead swimmer of the team: Bennett Scott. The pair immediately becomes entangled in a web of heated arguments, lies, and loathing. Yet somewhere along the journey, Trey discovers more about himself than he could've ever imagined... And that's when the tides begin to change. (**MxM novel. I own no rights to the cover photo.**)

❝𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐟 𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬❞ When Quentin Adams realizes that his best friend wouldn't return to his feelings, he knows that it's time to move on. The new handsome student with attitude problems should be the last person to help with that but it doesn't stop him from being with him. Together they start something that means more to him than he ever thought was possible. Theodore Peterson has always been sure that he's straight. Being raised by a homophobic father, he knows that getting involved with Quentin wasn't acceptable. Still, the past is hard to remember when all he could think about is that red-haired boy and the way he makes him feel.

Elliot's partner was his whole world, but after Allan's death, his ghost haunts Elliot's dreams. Everyone tells Elliot to move on, but he isn't sure he can. ***** It's been a year since the love of Elliot's life, Allan, passed away. Everyone thinks he should have recovered after that much time, but Allan still haunts Elliot every night. He struggles to maintain relationships with his family, and despite a coworkers interest he can't summon up the courage to date. Elliot is living for the past, because to live for the present means he'll have to live with a hole in his heart. But the question Elliot has to face chases him through his monotonous days: is mourning Allan with everything he has truly living? [[word count: 40,000-50,000 words]]

"Last year I lost my best friend, who'd made a prick move, and the girl I loved to the guy I hated." Howard Temple is going off to college with his new-found step-brother Anton, who just broke up with his girlfriend using a line from a Disney princess movie (his little sister's influence), and said a proper goodbye to his friend, making him an example to the others. And they both want a brand new start. Friendless, dateless, but hopeful, will they get it? Will they be able to forgive, or will the only thing they want to do is forget? (boyxboy)

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