[WATTY'S 2024 SHORTLIST] Seventeen-year-old, popular Athlete, Ontario Hackman struggles with identity, and the fact he may be facing something deeper-rooted than the surface, and when fellow gay boy, Nathaniel Ericson comes along, out and about, with his rainbow bracelets, and his shameless crush on the Popular Athlete, and begins experiencing torment at the hands of his peers, Ontario realizes just how much easier it is to stay hidden. But everyone knows, What's done in the dark will always come to the light - In the gilded halls of his high school, seventeen-year-old Ontario Hackman is the epitome of perfection-a star athlete, a charismatic leader, and the heartthrob of every party. But beneath the surface of his flawless facade lies a turmoil of uncertainty and hidden desires. When Nathaniel Ericson, openly gay and unapologetically himself, arrives with rainbow bracelets and an unabashed crush on Ontario, it sets off a chain reaction that shatters the delicate balance of Ontario's carefully curated life. As Nathaniel faces relentless bullying at the hands of his peers, Ontario is forced to confront the shadowed corners of his own identity. The conflict between staying hidden in the comfort of his popularity and embracing his true self becomes a battleground for Ontario's soul. As their worlds collide and intertwine, Ontario and Nathaniel must navigate the tumultuous waters of love, acceptance, and self-discovery. [Word count: 45k) #1 in mentallyunstable out of 3.97k (July 4th, 2024, 10:39 AM)

ᴘᴇʀᴊᴏᴅᴏʜᴀɴ ʏᴀɴɢ ᴅɪʟᴀᴋᴜᴋᴀɴ ᴏʟᴇʜ ᴋᴇᴅᴜᴀ ᴏʀᴀɴɢ ᴛᴜᴀɴʏᴀ, ᴛᴇɴᴛᴜ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴜᴀᴛ ʏᴇᴏᴊᴀ ʙᴇʀᴜᴍᴜʀ 27 ᴛᴀʜᴜɴ ɪɴɪ ʙɪɴɢᴜɴɢ, ᴀᴘᴀᴋᴀʜ ɪᴀ ʙɪꜱᴀ ᴍᴇɴᴊᴀʟᴀɴɪ ʜɪᴅᴜᴘ ʙᴇʀꜱᴀᴍᴀ ᴅᴇɴɢᴀɴ ꜱᴇᴏʀᴀɴɢ ɴᴀᴍᴊᴀ ʏᴀɴɢ ᴛɪᴅᴀᴋ ɪᴀ ᴄɪɴᴛᴀɪ ᴅᴀɴ ᴀᴘᴀᴋᴀʜ ɪᴀ ᴀᴋᴀɴ ꜱᴀɴɢɢᴜᴘ ᴜɴᴛᴜᴋ ꜱᴀʙᴀʀ ᴅᴀʟᴀᴍ ᴍᴇɴɢʜᴀᴅᴀᴘɪ ꜱɪᴋᴀᴘ ᴋᴀꜱᴀʀɴʏᴀ? "ᴊᴀɴɢᴀɴ ꜱᴀᴍᴘᴀɪ ᴋᴀᴜ ᴊᴀᴛᴜʜ ᴄɪɴᴛᴀ ᴘᴀᴅᴀᴋᴜ, ᴋᴀʀᴇɴᴀ ᴀᴋᴜ ᴛɪᴅᴀᴋ ᴀᴋᴀɴ ᴘᴇʀɴᴀʜ ᴍᴇɴᴄɪɴᴛᴀɪᴍᴜ " ꜱᴇᴏᴋᴊɪɴ

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Cinta adalah sebuah kesabaran, dan sebuah ketulusan.... Cinta akan berlabuh pada tempat semestinya sejauh apapun mereka berlayar -TaeHyun- Start : 29 April 2020 Finish : 6 May 2020