Gayrivals Stories

A queer rivals-to-lovers sports romance with snowball fights, protein bars, and entirely too many feelings. Kieran Mallory has two goals: recover from the shoulder injury that benched his hockey season, and avoid any and all emotional entanglements while doing it. But between early morning rehab, a stubborn French bulldog named Luna, and the figure skater who glides across the ice like gravity personally offends him, Kieran's sanity is hanging on by a hoodie string. Ren Sato lives for precision, silence, and staying exactly out of reach. The last thing he needs is a loud, golden retriever of a hockey player disrupting his perfect routine-or his perfectly guarded heart. Their first real interaction? Luna barking at Ren like he insulted her ancestors. Their second? Ren watching Kieran fail at shoulder lifts with infuriating grace and not offering a single word of pity. From iced lattes left on gym benches to skating rink confessions under falling snow, Kieran and Ren's tension builds into something undeniably magnetic-and deeply inconvenient. But when late-night walks, flirty insults, and accidental kisses start to feel like more, the question becomes: how do you keep pretending not to care about someone you're clearly falling for? Perfect for fans of chaotic flirting, soft confessions, and emotionally constipated boys learning to hold hands, As If I Even Like You is a swoony, slow-burn romance that will melt even the iciest of hearts. started: 02/06/2025 finished:

With his career on the line, Ashton takes a blockbuster role-only to find himself starring opposite his longtime rival, Ryker Cohen. But as tension turns to sparks, hate might not be the only thing burning between them. *** With Ashton's dying career, his last lifeline was accepting the lead role in a sureshot blockbuster. But the new role had a catch, and the catch had a name: Ryker Cohen, Ashton's sole archnemesis. Can Ashton act alongside the man he has spent years despising? Will he give in to the hate? Or will Ryker's soft touch melt Ashton's stone cold heart? *** "You're crazy," Ashton whispered. "Yes," Ryker continued. "For you." "No. You're just crazy. Period." *** [mxm] [marked mature for sexual content]