When Desmond Mellow transfers to an elite all-boys high school, he immediately gets a bad impression of his new deskmate, Ivan Moonrich. Gorgeous, mysterious, and menacing, Ivan is exactly what Desmond doesn't need in his life - or so he thinks... ***** After causing trouble in his previous high school, Desmond is struggling to adapt to his new environment at Ivory High and to stop living in the shadow of his perfect older brother. As usual, trouble follows Desmond wherever he goes and nothing is going well. To make matters worse, he seems to have attracted the attention of The Class Prince, aka the infamous Ivan Moonrich. But despite their rocky start, Desmond begins to grow feelings for Ivan, discovering a new side of his identity that he never thought to experience. [[word count: 50,000 - 60,000]] Cover designed by Joe Resch

[ COMPLETED] Keith's jaw dropped as his heart stopped. The electricity flowing through him felt like static as he turned to Lance. Lance's arms were around him quick, pulling him close and lifting him up. Keith saw Lance spin him around but he couldn't feel it. He was numb. He felt like he was watching it happen from someone else's point of view. He saw how deep Lance's eyes were and how wide his smile was. Keith ran his hands through Lance's hair, trying to capture this moment forever. He couldn't stop the laugh that bubbled out of him. He was so happy, and felt so warm and numb. The moment was surreal, just him and Lance. ... Keith and Lance have been "friends" since high school, but everyone sees them more as rivals. They can't stand to be around each other, but when their jobs bring them closer together, Keith sees Lance in a different way and Lance starts feelings things other than anger. {Cover done by my wonderful friend Avie, @damnallgoodnamesgone check out her work!}

They couldn't be more different. Ridley is a knight in shining white armor, so perfect in every way that it makes people hardly able to stand him. Prince Vandel on the other hand (aka the evil demon prince of darkness) is the sworn enemy of the kingdom, obsessed with gaining power and wearing beautiful clothes. The two young men are right out of a fairytale, practically made to be archenemies...but what if they ended up falling in love instead?

A modern, gay retelling of the star crossed lovers, Romeo & Juliet, about two boys falling in love despite the burden the world and their families put on their shoulders. [Extended synopsis inside]

Please don't click or scroll away from this book just yet, what I have to say is important - I promise it will be worth your time. This book is to bring attention to subjects that society avoids talking about: things like alcoholism, addictions of all sorts, depression, anxiety disorders, sleep disorders, self-harm (in all it's different forms), eating disorders, mental disorders, abuse, homophobia, abortion, and certainly more that I've yet to name and properly educate myself on. Each chapter will have real statistics, real solutions... and also the awareness that some of these subjects that I'll talk about don't have real solutions. This is not a one-size fits all type of conversation. I'm done with letting myself be ignorant to all the topics that no one likes to talk about. And yes, I understand that these topics are really hard to talk about... But they need to be. Desperately. Perhaps some of the stories you read here will feel like they are based on your own. I can guarantee that some of them will be based on mine. __________

In which a depressed divorced man ; Reunites with the long dead love of his life [© copyright; 2017 cheeryjosh]

In which Mycroft is a posh rich boy ; And Greg is a local heart throb [© copyright; 2017 cheeryjosh]

Sherlock gets expelled from school and is sent to a boarding school. However when he meets John Watson, it seems the school may not be so bad. But can their relationship hold under the strains of school and other, darker threats?

In which Draco-bloody-Malfoy suffers unimaginable torture at the hands of his father and Harry-bleeding-Potter feels an overwhelming urge to help. TW: child abuse, suicide mentions, depression, EDNOS

Winter falls on Camelot. It falls to Merlin to keep Arthur company as the search for Morgana becomes increasingly desperate. 6000 words, Merlin/Arthur. Set in the break between series 2 & 3. I had to make a judgement call on whether we’re dealing with Yule or Christmas in this Merlin verse. I went with Yule (there was reasoning, but I won’t bore you with it). Chapter beginnings taken from Doubt Comes In, by Anais Mitchell, from my favourite album this year Hadestown (it’s a folk opera about Orpheus and Eurydice - so that’s the very definition of not for everyone but its weird and creepy and awesome)