COMPLETED [boyxboy] After his religious mother kicks him out for being gay, Elijah Ellis moves in with his father, where his step-mother, step-brother, and half-sister also welcome him. Elijah aspires to continue doing what he loves and play hockey for his new school, but his past hookup with the closeted hockey captain, Fox Ridley, complicates things. While Elijah just wants to get through the season unscathed, Fox is hellbent on hating him. Elijah is unsure whether he will ever overcome Fox's hatred, or if he will remain on thin ice. ~171k words

Noah Riley didn't mean to drown, or did he? But waking up in another boy's hoodie entices him not only to live a little longer but also to solve the mystery. *** Nineteen-year-old Noah Riley wakes up disoriented, soaked to the bone, and alone on the shores of Rockaway Beach, Brooklyn, NY. After a night of wallowing in self-loathing, a Jägermeister, and drunken, dumb choices, he has no clue who pulled him out of the water except for a Polaroid and this unfamiliar black hoodie he is now wearing. Searching for answers as his life unravels and past secrets ravage his sanity, he finds a love that challenges his self-identity and drives him to find meaning in his life. Now, at the turn of the tide, he'd better learn how to make friends with his worst fear: living. Think of second chances, new beginnings, and gay romance. Content warning: This story contains mature sexual content and themes of mental health, suicide, and drug abuse. ✨|Featured| @StoriesUndiscovered, @Romance, @WattpadMulticultural-LGBTQ+, @LY, @WattpadSpiritual, @AbleWorld, @adventure, @talkthepoc, and @NA Editors' Pick feature 2020 - 2021

Perpetual quitter Vera Kwan thinks she's got it made when her style blog catches the attention of narcissistic actor Carmen Juarez, but after egos ignite a gossip war, Vera has to learn to balance her flighty ambitions and her attraction to Carmen's prickly, gorgeous manager Sharise before her Hollywood dreams fall apart like a cheap polyester blouse. ***** It's not Vera Kwan's fault that she can't hold down a job. A fashion school dropout, she dreams of becoming a famous designer, but the life of a style influencer is more grind than glamour. She just needs one big break, one chance to prove her styles are red carpet worthy. When a snarky post about her celebrity crush Carmen Juarez catches the actor's attention, Vera wins her ticket to stardom. As Carmen's stylist, she sets out to prove that she's more than just pretty clothes and the right filters, and maybe even win the affections of Carmen's aloof manager, Sharise, who she quickly finds herself falling for. After a clever fashion stunt goes viral, Vera is suddenly the most sought-after stylist in Hollywood. She even gets a job offer from Carmen's rival. But her style success may not be getting her any closer to her designer dreams, and secrets are beginning to fray her sense of purpose. If Vera can't figure out what's important enough to see through to the end, even when it seems impossible, she risks losing both the professional relationship that made her and the romantic relationship that might be the one thing that matters to her as much as fashion. ***** Complete at 100k words. *featured on Wattpad's A Latte Love, #WrittenWithPride, From Our Stars, and In her words #IWD2020 reading lists* Cover by the incredible @AnnaofthePond

ONC 2020 Grand Winner ~ ~ "When the halls run red with the poison of your life, I will rest. Until then, consider your ruin a promise of mine." ~ ~ Four years ago, Yin Ruwei sold her blood to the northern god Xuanwu in return for revenge. Now, after years of perfectly orchestrated deaths at hands that are not her own, she snaps and puts red in her ledger, killing a man personally. Mu'en is more brutal, more cunning . . . and less heartless than he'd wish the world to know. Someone has been killing off his men with all the fury of a hurricane. Tearstained anger blankets every death and he almost feels sorry for the murderer - until they kill the man he loves. Ruwei and Mu'en find themselves on two sides of the same coin, counting fate like they do the stars in the sky, hoping for a better day, a happier life, a brighter world in the shadows they call home. Sometimes you must seek what you've lost to retrieve it again. Sometimes that which you've lost can no longer be retrieved. And sometimes, just sometimes, those broken pieces find their way back to you. ~ ~ ONC 2020. Prompt 4. Written: 29.02.2020 - 05.05.2020. ~ ~ A paranormal revenge story with roots in Chinese mythology. ~ ~ Please do not use or translate my work without my permission. If you would like to use something, please ask me. ~ ~ Warning: Contains violence, death, etc. Alludes to: abuse, assault, trauma. Contains: Chinese culture, Chinese mythology, LGBT+ relationships, disability.

Things take a turn in the ever-so-popular Luke Raynott's life when his night-terrors manifest into physical form as bruises and the involvement of a boy who holds his attention like a magnet. ***** In a glace, Luke Raynott is a bad influence and an arrogant playboy. Everyone wants to be like him or be with him. But the veil of reality breaks, and he wakes up with scars from his nightmares. Confused and lost, his path crosses with Ken. Kenshirou Sato, Ken, in short, is running from his past, and would rather avoid any attention. But that derails soon when he finds himself going on dates... with the notorious playboy? Sparks fly, and soon they cannot be pulled apart. But in a series of mysteries unfolding, some voodoo shit, a random case of stalking, and potential kidnapping - how typical will their romance be when nothing is as it seems? ***** [Supernatural-romance] [Warning: Graphic adult content, strong language] [Trigger: Depression] //2019 featured on Stories Undiscovered garnet list// //2020 #3 in freethelgbt//

~Complete!~ Wrath, Sloth, Gluttony, Greed, Envy, Pride, and Lust, the Seven Deadly sins that a Christian must resist falling into temptation of. But, anything can be bent with a little pressure and heat. When Chesney goes to California in search for an opportunity to become a published author, he goes through a series of unconventional circumstances and he ends up at "The Apartment." At first, it doesn't seem too bad, it's just an apartment. But when it's revealed that it's shared with seven other men, that's when things get start to get a little shaky. When it's revealed that all the other men are gay, well that's when things reach a magnitude 10 earthquake. When temptation is literally around every corner for Chesney, he'll need a lot more than his scripture a day calendar. ~I WROTE THIS WHILE VERY INEXPERIENCED IN WRITING! THERE WILL BE MISTAKES! PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF THIS AS YOU READ; READ AT YOUR OWN CAUTION FOR YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! NEEDS EXTREME EDITING~ *Disclaimer: There will be offensive language and thoughts in this story! These thoughts are not necessarily the thoughts of the author and in no way should they be taken offensively. There are also very mature themes in this book, such as: Drug abuse, Prostitution, Abuse, Gang Activity, Alcohol, Sex, and, of course, Gay relationships. If this is not your cup of tea, kindly leave this story.*

This is a mxm story about Blaine a bar owner who has given up on love after his last relationship ended 3 years ago that is until one night a 21 year old walks into his bar for a job. Greyson is a spitfire with a Daddy kink and he wants Blaine to be his Daddy and does not care who knows. But with having to deal with his jealous coworkers and Blaine's crazy ex can they make it work or will everyone else tear them apart. Cover art credit to @annielous

Highest ranking(s): #1 in pride #1 in les #1 in drama #1 in girlxgirl #2 in lesbian #4 in gxg #5 in lgbt (PART ONE OF TWO) Jennifer, a young and beautiful girl from the suburbs of New York, is engaged to the love of her life, Danny. The two have been together for many years and everything seems to be going as planned... until Jennifer learns some unsettling information about her "perfect" fiancé. After confronting her fiancé and finding the accusations to be true, she splits from her high-school sweetheart only to find herself falling into the arms of Leah. The only problem is... Leah is Danny's little sister. How could this possibly work out? (Also, thanks Márcia for the cover😉)

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.

[COMPLETE] Charles "Charlie" Roberts is Patrick's little Koala. Patrick del Castillo is Charlie's first kiss. One terrible incident is what separated them, resulting in eight years of silence. Patrick is back to the town he grew up in and he's about to learn of one incurable diagnosis that will force him to re-examine his life. A lot of things will be said between him and Charlie, all except the vows that so desperately hung in the air. Not everybody gets happy endings. Can they have theirs?