I'm different, and I guess in a way we all are. We're all trying to find a place for ourselves in this too big of a world, someplace where we feel at home. But what if being different wasn't so bad after all? *** Nicholas Breen. He's got that quiet charm that pushes the blood straight to my cheeks, with his green eyes and freckles all over the place. He seems far, but so close at the same time... *** First place "The Spring Awards" [LGBTQ+] **** First place "Perdurable awards" [LGBTQ] ***** First place "The Seasonal Contest [Second Edition]" [Romance] ****** Second place "Ace Awards Supreme" [LGBTQ+] *See interview here*: https://www.wattpad.com/857440580-ace-award-supreme-interviews-second-place-in-lgbtq *******

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.

✖ 4th Place in the Monthly Elimination Awards; August 2017 ✖ Highest rank: #38 in Teen Fiction ✖ Highest rank: #1 in coming-out For Pelham Nixon, self-discovery isn't only about coming to terms with his sexual orientation. Driven by fear of facing reality, he has developed issues at acknowledging his feelings, as he is far too deep in his own realm. Reality just has to come and greet him once he decides to step out of his comfort-yet-confining zone, tired of self-condemnation. The universe is simply too vast as it is large, too many secrets behind too many stories. What does he know about his parents, his geek of a best friend, his charismatic girlfriend, or an attractive Hispanic boy whose presence he has just taken notice of? What he knows is that there are still far too many things for him to discover; himself, as well as the people around him. Though, that doesn't mean he has to discover them all by himself ... Copyright © A. Zah 2016

A story where Casey Moretz, at age seventeen, moves across the country to live with the dad he's never met. He also meets his new siblings and a boy named Isaac. -- Started: August 19, 2018 Finished: November 5, 2018

Eight months after the events of "Only To Feel This Fully," Charlie Holloway has his rock bottom. He's come out in the worst way possible and will soon have to switch schools, where he will have to see his ex Theo Broussard in class every day. Charlie just wants to find happiness, but the world seems to be conspiring against him. Meanwhile, Theo must figure out some things for himself, as he weighs what he wants in life and what to do after graduation. The two are no longer on speaking terms and each will have to find their own way in the world, before either can ever find love again, together or separately.

One road trip. That was all that it took to tear Zaavan Fleetwood and Vance Dallas's lives apart. It wasn't fair - walls are always built for a reason. The two smoking hot, incredibly athletic rivals were two of the most popular boys at school. If anybody got word of the dark and dirty secrets they were hiding, their lives would be over. But since when was life ever fair? Already on the path to destruction, a newfound battle with sexuality could be the final blow needed to destroy them. That is, if their secrets don't get them first. Because that's the thing with secrets - they tend to get out. ***TRIGGER WARNING! THIS BOOK CONTAINS CERTAIN THEMES ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESSES AND ABUSE THAT MAY BE TRIGGERING OR EXTREMELY UPSETTING.*** Started: April 2018 Completed: May 2019 Edited and re-published: August 2019