Presenttimes Stories

"The Sun Sets on Us" is a poignant coming of age love story that chronicles the life of Jimmy and Rin, childhood lovers whose love gradually disappears as they mature. While Jimmy holds on to the love he's always had for Rin, she distances herself, not knowing what she feels and too scared to face reality. When rejection crushes Jimmy's heart, he decides to forsake his home and begin a new life with his mother in Australia - inadvertently carrying Rin's silent regrets with him. In his new homeland, Jimmy is received with open arms and discovers healing and friendship in Ashley, an old friend from childhood whom he hardly recalls. For the first time, Jimmy finds acceptance and warmth from people who appreciate him for himself.

The Whitmore Exception follows Zachery Whitmore - heir to a legacy built on reputation, perfection, and control - and Aleksei Malik Ivanov, the boy who was never meant to matter this much. In a world of private schools, old money, hidden parties, and impossible expectations, love becomes dangerous the moment it stops being simple. Between family pressure, fragile friendships, miscommunication, jealousy, and the constant need to belong, Zachery is torn between the life that's been planned for him and the one he's quietly choosing. Everyone around them is hiding something - secret relationships, broken bonds, quiet rivalries, and feelings no one knows how to say out loud. But Aleksei doesn't fit into Zachery's carefully constructed world, and worse... he doesn't seem interested in trying to. The Whitmores don't make exceptions. So the question is - will Aleksei be the first?