A Rose by Any Other Name
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  • Parts 43
  • Time 8h 11m
RegularMisanthrope
Complete, First published Sep 16, 2018
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Shit. That's how Derrick's life was going after the accident. Hazy memories and scars he didn't need were splintering what was left of what he did remember. Derrick's tattoo shop seemed to get along just fine without him, his magic abilities were short circuiting and for the first time in his life, he wasn't sure who he was anymore. Not to mention some guy named Mike insisted that they were best friends before he lost his memory. As if he'd be friends with someone who breathed positivity. The only thing Derrick wants to focus on right now is recovery and finding himself. But life, also known as Mike, keeps getting in the way. 

Completed January 13, 2019. 

Genre: MM soft magic romance with some angst and a hurt/comfort slant.
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All The Ways We Touch [MxM]

51 parts Ongoing Mature

"How close do you want me?" [boyxboy] "I want to feel your skin against mine." College art student Jamison Parker struggles with getting close to anyone after trauma crippled his ability to reach out and connect with others both physically and emotionally. More interested in nature than people, he keeps his head down and tries to get through each day without giving up entirely. Classmate Elliot Astor is a trust funder that can't buy his way out of grief and secrets of his own. Spending his nights partying with his friends to forget, he drifts through days with little interest in chasing anything but the next distraction. After a chance meeting, they find themselves drawn increasingly close together, pushing the boundaries of their heartache and histories, and fighting for a future neither dared to envision. current word count: 182,677 -------- • typically one update every two weeks with long chapters (some of which are broken into parts for ease of reading) • I'm a very dialogue-heavy writer :) • this is a genuine slow burn ***Read with caution*** This story includes mature 18+ content and themes such as explicit sexual content, suicide, self-harm, abuse, violence, trauma, drug use, mental illness, death, extreme homophobia, slurs, cursing, etc. There is no SA though

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