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

[boyxboy] [#42 in general fiction] Eliott is alive. He's navigated through foster families, group homes, and no home. Through it all, Nigel has been by his side. Now that high school is over and they've found a place - a real home - to live with their best friend from school, everything is looking up. Not for long. Sexuality, love, loss, and growing into your own shoes is a lot harder than it seems. - cover thanks to @roadtrips

What happens when you bend over to pick up a lucky quarter but a stranger accidentally crashes into you instead? Meet Thomas Klence and Eli Golden, aka, 'filthy rat' and 'rich snob', two polar opposites who meet by chance. Their bike accident is the beginning of a new bond that unravels their deepest, darkest secrets, and Thomas and Eli slowly realize that despite their differences, they have one thing in common: they're bent and not straight. *** #192 comedy (05.05.20) #20 lgbt (08.05.20) #20 lgbtq (08.05.20) #9 bxb (08.05.20) #12 gay (26.05.20) #95 boyxboy (26.05.20) Rankings: #fiction #featured #queer #gay #depression #bl #youngadult #featured #comedy #bisexual #manxman #teen fiction #boyxboy #bxb #LGBT #romance

Andrew is a spoiled only child who attends Whitewater Preparatory School with his girlfriend Keanu. His parents focus all their attention on their one an only son trying their best to make him perfect. Leo is a rebellious misfit who attends a local high school despite having enough money to attend Whitewater with his sister Keanu. Keanu forces her brother Leo and boyfriend Andrew to spend more time together as their families become closer in hopes that it'll straighten Leo out. However, the opposite seems to happen. - Started: January 30, 2019 Finished: August 28, 2019

Nic was almost positive he had never encountered a more perfect, beautiful, inspiring stranger before this sudden walk-by. They had the sort of presence that knocked the air out of him, the words out of his mouth, and so... he never learned the name of said stranger. But when his accidental "WANTED" signs catch the notice of his peers, he's steered in the direction that's closer fit to the path his future muse leads. Kieran is... a mystery. Maybe it's his aloofness that makes him so broodingly calm. Whatever the case, Nic becomes determined to draw that idiot's face into oblivion, even if there's little chance of a romance happening between them. But sometimes showing appreciation for the person you love happens to be from afar, and with a pencil and paper in hand.

Alex Littleton is an outgoing and spontaneous 16 year old boy. He's the captain of the Greene high school boys swim team and loves, and I mean loves, to swim. He has average grades and is pretty much your typical lovable gay boy. Landon Parks is 17 and ready to party. He's on the football team and is pretty popular, but not one of those obnoxiously popular ones. He isn't one of your normal jocks though, sure he isn't the brightest, but he's not failing any classes, and there's one thing that really makes him stand out among his friends. He's not really into girls. He's never really liked being around them and at the time wasn't really sure why. But now it's got him thinking, maybe he's gay? But he isn't going to tell anyone, cause what if he's not? He'll just observe from afar and see where it takes him. When Landon sees this cute younger boy, he wants to see him more. He's never met him before now, but sometimes all you need is to run into them once. COVER BY ROGUEHOPES

Everyone knows Darren Wheeler is gay. His family, his friends, his whole neighborhood. But what nobody knows? He's been secretly dating Eric Lowe, the school's golden boy, for almost a year. Darren loves having Eric to himself, but he's over the sneaking around, over the lies and way over the broken promises. He wants something real. Something where Eric doesn't have to hide, where he can finally say I love you out loud without caring who hears it. The question is... will Eric ever be brave enough to choose him publicly? Or will Darren find what he's been looking for in someone else first?