Ravi has tried to do everything right his whole life. It hasn't paid off, and he's stuck working for his ex-boyfriend while said ex-boyfriend moves on way too easily. To escape that mess, Ravi accepts a command position running a misfit, low-performing crew out in the middle of nowhere. His very first night in his new life looks promising when he meets charming, enigmatic Lio in a bar. Call it a moment of weakness, but Ravi lets Lio sweep him off his feet and into a bedroom. He almost dares to hope that a spectacular one-night-stand could turn into something more, until he reports to his new command position and discovers Lio is on his crew. It's hands off the recruit, or risk losing command in more ways than one. Pining heroes, dysfunctional found families, possible spaceships and plenty of inappropriate jokes, coming right up!

The worst thing about working at a dating agency is being constantly surrounded by love, even when your own heart is broken. That's the case for Liam. Still, he hasn't given up on the idea of true love. Gavin, on the other hand, doesn't believe in love at all. The only reason he seeks it is to keep his parents from controlling his life. Will Liam be the one to convince him that love really exists? . . . !!This is my submission for the Open Novella Contest 2025!! Prompt 49: As a love mentor, you suddenly experience a devastating breakup. Now, you've fallen for someone who doesn't believe in love at all. Can this unique connection heal you?

A misdelivered love letter meant for the school's cheerleader lands in her twin brother's locker, sparking an unexpected friendship that forces Oliver to face family secrets, his identity, and his growing feelings for the one boy he was never supposed to love. *** Oliver Grant wasn't trying to fall for Max Ellis. He had one job: slip a love letter into locker 166 and finally confess to Kate Ellis - the cool, untouchable cheerleader of his teenage dreams. Instead, it ends up in locker 168. Which belongs to Max Ellis - Kate's twin brother. Broody. Quiet. Star football player. Definitely not the person Oliver was supposed to fall for. And the worst part? Since that day, Max Ellis has been way too interested in Oliver Grant - showing up, sitting too close, smiling like he knows exactly what he's doing. The more Oliver tries to avoid him... ...the harder Max makes it to walk away. Now Oliver's life is spiraling into awkward hallway run-ins, mixed signals, and a growing suspicion that maybe - just maybe - the wrong locker wasn't a mistake at all.

Samuel Müller y su nuevo compañero de clase, Rainer Wolf, competirán por una beca para estudiar en Estados Unidos. Lo que ninguno de los dos sabe es que esta rivalidad se convertirá en un profundo y complejo amor. 🏳️‍🌈 Historia con representación bisexual y demisexual. ••••••••••••• Samuel Müller lleva una vida monótona centrada en los estudios, sus amistades y su novia Annie. Cree controlarlo todo y tiene más que claro su futuro: conseguirá ser el mejor estudiante de su curso, logrará una beca a Estados Unidos y se convertirá en el gran médico que sus padres tanto le fuerzan a ser. Sin embargo, su nuevo compañero de clases, Rainer Wolf, parece dispuesto a desestabilizar sus propósitos. No sólo es igual a él en casi todos los sentidos, sino que incluso lo supera; es más listo, más proactivo y... ¿Quién lo diría? Incluso está más bueno. Algo empieza a ocupar la mente de Samuel, rompiendo su monotonía. ¿Qué siente por Rainer? ¿Rivalidad, admiración o algo más? Samuel está perdiendo la cabeza por culpa de Rainer. Rainer parece ajeno a todo el caos mental de su compañero Y Annie... Bueno, Annie no tiene claro a quién quiere más, si a Samuel o a su pintoresco gato. En fin, Annie es un amor. ••Una historia sobre la importancia del amor propio, las relaciones sanas y el respeto a las personas que nos rodean con un enfoque en la psicología. Porque todo el mundo libra sus propias batallas internas y nada es una tontería si te afecta.

Sage Gibson wasn't prepared for his whole existence to be uprooted and moved away. He didn't love his life, but that didn't mean he wouldn't miss it. Now he's in a small town where he pretends not to notice the looks some people give him. Maybe it's the painted finger nails? He doesn't care all that much. He's too busy trying to figure himself out and how much of his past is affecting him. With his family to worry about and his own personal puzzle that is his mind, he doesn't have time to care about what people at school think of him. He's happy enough with his one new friend and gawking at her hot brother. (He will never admit that last part out loud.) That's all he needs. And if said hot brother wants to become friends too? Well, he won't complain. Marc Yamasaki is normally a quiet guy. He doesn't like to talk too much and everyone has just accepted that. He doesn't have much to say, so why try? He's too tired of trying to get people to care. When a new boy shows up, suddenly his interest is piqued. The freckled face boy is good at basketball and he's a little cute. Sure, he likes to talk a lot, but Marc finds it oddly adorable. The only slight problem is his hesitation to join the team, and the fact that he might be flirting with Aria, Marc's sister. He can't tell if he wants to hate or like this guy. Then he finds out he's gay? Cherry on top. So, what happens when the two boys get closer while playing basketball? Their friendship gets to feeling a little... odd. What will they become when a new tension starts to settle over them?

《 This is a BoyxBoy story 》 William Caddel wants to live. Between crushing expectations and the strictness that comes with them that seems like such an impossible thing to do. He has so much of the world he wants to see, so much he wants to experience. He's a kid who is expected to act like anything but. With the help of a friend he gets a tiny taste of freedom. He gets a grasp of what life could be like away from his pretentious private school and snobby parents. He gets to experience the life he's dreamed of and gets hooked fast. For Ian Morrison it didn't take long to see through the boy his sister brought along to hangout one day. The awkward, anxious, shy type. The kid grew on him, faster than he could've imagined. After learning about everything Liam has missed out on, Ian wants to help him. Doing things you've never done before with someone else as a guide opens up a whole new life. Liam is already trying many new things and getting opportunities he's never had before, so why not offer up one more?

Seeking an escape from his overbearing mother, Evan McKenna fills his free time with hockey practice and extracurricular activities, counting down the days until he graduates. Hoping to keep a routine, and after being diagnosed with severe anxiety, Peter Delacroix hides behind the front desk of his father's quiet hotel. When his best friend starts an astronomy club to help him socialize, nobody expects Evan McKenna to walk through the door. As Evan struggles with acceptance and his ever-changing plans for the future, Peter slowly forms a bond with his club members and attempts to reconcile with his past. With the astronomy club's preparation for a meteor shower and an eclipse on the horizon, Evan and Peter have two hundred days to make sense of their hectic lives before parting ways forever. Content Warning: Descriptions of abuse, alcoholism, and homophobia as well as discussions of mental health and sexuality. Please use discretion while reading. Cover by @lantea-

In the Astor Group Ice Arenas, the worlds of ice hockey and figure skating merge by the border between working-class Brunson and the upper-crust Lake City. Liam Astor is the boy everyone knows. Everyone knows he's the son of the CEO of Astor Investments Group. Everyone knows he only skates with his partner. Everyone knows his favorite hobby is turning heads and slacking jaws. And everyone knows he had a summer fling with another boy when he went away before senior year. Eli Blake is the boy who's lost too much to throw his goals all away for distractions. He has a plan to make it out of Brunson, and it involves throwing himself at his chances of a pro career with the NHL. No college, no grades, no detours except whatever he strictly has to do to get by and make it to his ultimate goal. Eli is a mystery to Liam. And Liam is too enticing for Eli to be able to resist. Maybe the boy everybody knows has a secret side to him as well. And maybe, the boy who can't afford distractions could use one after all.

Greyson Hayes is in love. Forever the middle child, far away from his family and living in the biggest city in the UK, he's familiar with feeling lonely, despite being surrounded by people. But when the vibrant, calamitous Ledger Olivier crashed into his life, he came alive. Inappropriate, unrequited and so out of his league, he knows his heartbreak is inevitable. But when the only other people in his life are his colleagues and a boy with vivid blue hair and eyes that despise him, he decides he hasn't got much else to lose. Or does he?

Boys with bone diseases shouldn't race motorcycles. ⋆☆⋆ Asher Delrov knows he's fragile. He's known this since his diagnosis in infancy with osteogenesis imperfecta: imperfect bones. When racing offers him all the freedom, confidence and adventure he grew up without, the young prodigy doesn't hesitate to win competitions and break records under the watchful, loving eyes of the general public. But is a boy so fragile ever meant to fly? ⋆☆⋆ [ Featured on @TeenFiction | The Full Spectrum | October 2021 ] [ Stand-alone. Completed. Word Count: 60K - 75K ]