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Reads 137,032
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Time 4h 6m

Wattys winner

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[Watty Awards 2019 Winner - New Adult!]

Damian Ryker is something of a nomad. In his 22 years of life he's moved a grand total of 14 times. But he's here to stay this time, honest. He's already got himself a cushy new job in town and he's exploring the popular local shops, like that coffee shop down the road.

It seems nice enough, perhaps a little too hipster for his taste and the barista is awkward, if not the slightest bit weird.

But there's something strange about the innocuous café, like-oh I don't know-earthquakes that seem to destroy it every morning before miraculously repairing themselves and leaving him with the only memory of it. And just when that sounded a tad off, things start to get...a little out of this world.

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This was my 2017 Nanowrimo story that I couldn't quite fall out of love with. Inspired by the fun and fascinating world of fan fiction AUs, I hope you'll have as much fun with this as I had writing it!All Rights Reserved

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✈︎ 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐌𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞! ✈︎☽ | 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝖻𝗎𝗋 𝗑 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖽𝖾𝗋 by moonlightxfairy

[SUPPORTING WILBUR SOOT SO HATERS DNI!!! ] ----------------------- ❝ 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞, 𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐞 ❞ :)♡ .◦♥︎⋆◦₊◦♥︎⋆. ◦♥︎⋆◦₊◦♥︎⋆. ◦♥︎⋆◦₊◦♥︎⋆. ➵ y/n is a 24 year old barista, working in a coffee shop in Brighton, UK. One day after work, y/n reads about a festival taking place (reading festival) and decides to go with a bunch of her friends. She's enjoying her time, listening to the many bands playing - when one band catches her attention that should soon change her life drastically. ➵ the friendship between lovejoy's lead singer Will Gold and y/n is grows rather quickly and soon also turns into love! unconditional love. they have fallen fast & hard for each other and spend a lot of time together! y/n becomes quickly an indirect member of lovejoy as she's touring around with them months after they had met. ➵ right when everything seemed too good to be true, hurdles started to block their way to happiness and many stones get thrown in their direction- which causes them more problems than good. are they able to overcome the occurring hurdles? Is their love for each other stronger than this? Or was this just a summer fling that would soon be forgotten about? FIND OUT HERE :) ⇨ ----------------------- [ THIS STORY SUPPORTS WILBUR SOOT/ LOVEJOY SO ANY HATE TOWARDS WILBUR/ LOVEJOY WILL BE DELETED! ] ⇨ NO SMUT! (FLUFF & ROMANTIC STUFF, YES) ⇨ CONTAINS ALSO SWEARS ⇨ TW'S ARE SET IF THERE'S ANY ⇨ BOUNDARIES ARE RESPECTED ⇨ JUST FOR FUN :)

Mind the Gap | ✔️ by EvelynHail

| 𝟭𝟲𝘅 𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗗 · [EDITORS' CHOICE -- NOVEMBER 2020] [ONC 2020 Winner] Two strangers on separate trains, divided by uncaring glass. A bond forms between them. But will it hold when their trains are bound for different destinations? Evan's heart has been bleeding since his little family was torn apart by divorce, and his nose runs with a cold. Trying to pick up the pieces of his life, he has changed cities, and he's about to change jobs. And he has run out of tissues. A woman's blue hair catches his eye at a train station. And her smile, fortified by braces, catches his heart. Sitting in her train, Iris revels in her future perfect. Her work is finally getting published and she has found Mr. Right. Nothing could go wrong now. Gazing out of the window, she sees the stranger. He looks miserable and sneezes, but her hands want to tousle his bed hair. A random encounter at a subway station. But both of them are caught in their tracks and when their trains pull apart, they don't expect to meet again. ⭐⭐⭐ This is a slow-burn, peculiar romance; an expanded Open Novella Contest Entry based on Prompt #61 in the Romance section: "After being jilted, you move to the city to hide your embarrassment, lick your wounds, and start afresh." Cover illustrations by @EvelynHail. "Mind the Gap" is ONLY available on Wattpad. If you are reading this anywhere else, it is a plagiarized version that may contain malware. ⭐⭐⭐ 16x featured! 🏆 ONC 2020 Winner! 📘 Featured on: "Editors' Choice" ➡ @WattpadExplorer "Satisfy Your Cravings" ➡ @WattpadExplorer "Purity-Realistic Fiction" ➡ @AvantPop "Love Yourself"➡ @WattpadSpiritual "Head over Heels" ➡ @Romance "Accept Yourself" ➡ @LY "A Little Bit of Everything" ➡ @NARomance "Finding Love" ➡ @generalfiction "Melting Hearts" ➡ @adultfiction "Consequences" ➡ @ChickLit ...

Out of Time by theeternalscribe

Danielle Carpenter has lived a life some might call boring, but she'd always loved language, and however much her parents might say specializing in Old English is a useless waste of life, it was her passion. But things are about to change. A seemingly harmless pastime leaves her life in shambles; with all she had ever held dear gone, her life is boiled down to just struggling to stay alive. When, months later, she is rescued, it isn't to return to the life she once knew, but to one she's wholly unprepared for. She scrambles for a grasp on things as legend and reality blend. Should she let the legend play out to its foregone conclusion? Or should she try for a happily ever after for all, and the consequences be damned... *This is my 2016 NaNoWriMo project, so enjoy and as always, any feedback is greatly appreciated.*

True (Male x Male) (Wattys Winner 2021) by Evan_Binley

Kane has a 'sixth-sense' - he can tell whether someone is being honest or not. So why is he about to put his trust someone that he knows is lying? ***** Kane Emery operates a long haul transport ship and has an uncanny knack for being able to tell whether somebody is lying to him. When a young lady shows up on the planet Calenta asking for transport, Kane can sense that she isn't being completely honest. So why does he feel as though he should still help her anyway? As Kane becomes increasingly aware of the emotions of those around him, his dreams start getting more intense, and he unwittingly gets pulled into a chain of events that affects him in ways that he couldn't possibly have imagined. Wattys 2021 Winner Readers may like to know that there is some sporadic violence in this story, but I have endeavoured to ensure that any descriptions of brutality are not described in graphic detail. Highest Rankings: #1 in gayscifi #1 in gaylovestories #2 in freethelgbt #6 in gaylove #8 in scifi-romance #13 in wattpadoriginals #13 in lgbtfiction #15 in queer #20 in lgbtlove #27 in boyxboy #34 in gay #35 in wattpride #30 in writtenwithpride #38 in mxm #69 in crush

Outrunning Karma | MxM by ElijahDiva

After the traumatic events of his past Caleb has forged a new life for himself with Jason in a place nobody knows them, or so he thinks. Will him and Jason's newfound love stand the test of time and can old acquaintance be forgot? **THIS IS A SEQUEL TO "THE NAUGHTY LIST" I RECOMMEND YOU READ THAT FIRST BEFORE READING THIS** TWs Self Harm Smut PTSD Mentions of Rape, Abuse & Sexual Assault This story is not promoting, encouraging, romanticising or glorifying topics such as abuse, suicide, self harm, disordered eating, sexual abuse/misconduct or anything like that, it is just showing what the affects of it can be like especially for LGBT+ young people. Please be respectful in the comments and if anyone is struggling do reach out for support!

Forget Me Not by E1izabethWrites

The past should stay in the past. At least that's what most people thought and Korn and Mew were no exceptions. Their past, rife with misunderstanding, had led to their breakup and a fistfight or two. That should have been the end of it. A lesson learnt and a heartbreak left where it belonged. Until a chance encounter, far from home and far from everything familiar, led them back to each other. Did this mean they had a second chance? Or was this their third try? If it did, was it for the friendship they had lost or for all the love they never got to share? -Excerpt- "Why are you so willing to take the blame for shit you didn't do?" He asked. "I didn't." Except perhaps he had a little bit. "You're better than that. I've seen how hard you work." "And you would know what that looks like." "I know what a lot of things look like but I wonder if you do." Korn was short of patience already. He didn't need to play games. "Go home..." "Do you know how to be loved?" "Go find someone else. I don't deserve that." "You don't deserve to be loved?" Korn realized what he'd accidentally said. "What I meant is, you deserve better than I can give you. Find someone like you...I don't deserve you." 14 February 2022 - 19 April 2023

Chrysalis Days & Butterfly Nights [Wattys 2023 Shortlist] by JansOtherStories

Luke had always struggled with a sense of himself, fighting to reconcile feelings that threatened his relationships and his identity. After years of pushing those feelings deep down inside, and after losing his wife in a tragic accident, those feelings he thought consigned to the past begin to reemerge. When a night turns terrifying and traumatic, he is saved by the statuesque Helen, who recognises his struggle and supports Luke on a spiritual journey in search of his true self. But his search for meaning in the bittersweet emotions that are blossoming within threaten to destroy his friendships, his home life and his resolve to become the person he had always known himself to be. Or, rather, who she knew herself to be. A sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes heart-lifting, sometimes harrowing and sometimes touching tale about accepting who you truly are. 🏵Wattys 2023 Shortlist🏵 🏵Featured by FreeTheLGBT - Diverse Literature - July 2023🏵 🏵Featured by Stories Undiscovered - Jan 2023🏵 🏵Featured by @WackyWriters - Undiscovered Gems Under 1k - Feb 2023🏵 🥉3rd Place - General Fiction Category -Pretty In Punk 'Punk Rock Awards' Apr 2023🥉 Cover created in Canva, using an AI generated picture.

Escaping Elysia by jessicarvasko

A dystopian young adult novel involving romance, secret experiments on human subjects, and a group of teenagers' will to survive. Reader Comments: "I'm gonna gush about your book real quick...all the technology has a purpose and is beautifully explained so I can picture it in my mind...the whole concept of the book is completely original...*moment of silence for your beautiful arch of character development* everything your characters do is strictly them but they develop enough to show more about themselves without you straight up telling the reader about them" -Vairl9023 "Ahh!!! This is so good!! I will be anxiously awaiting the next Chapter!!" -CrystalBagot "Brilliant...ohh, this is very catchy, good work" -IndeeMaynard "I love this so far" -BrianneMorris "You've done a great job at creating a mysterious mood" -poisonedpen *** All Evita Creedy, 17, wants is to finish her degree and be accepted for a prestigious job with the city's Department of Energy. On the way to take her placement test she sees a man take a gun out of his bag. Panicked, she reaches into her purse for her phone to call 911. Instead she takes out a gun. She doesn't know where it came from or how it got there, but when the man turns his gun on her she shoots him. It would be easy for Evita to forget about where the gun came from and let her life return to normal, but its mysterious appearance won't stop nagging at her. When Evita starts asking questions Evelyn Sheer, the head of the city's Department of Energy, takes her captive and places her in a secret, underground research facility. Evelyn Sheer and the researchers are trying to create a genetic modification that enables humans to photosynthesize. Once in the facility, Evita is tagged as a test subject and loses all say over what happens to her body. She has to escape. By the time she comes up with a plan there is only one problem. Evita isn't ready to leave.

Ocean Blue | gxg ✓ by Olivaughn

[Wattpad's Summer Reading Checklist 2022 Pick] "'Hella heavy' is your response to seeing me with a literal fish tail?" "Sorry. Should ... should it be something else? Wait, does this mean that you can't eat sushi?" * * * * * When Alyssa shows up in Hulhazy Front a week after wiping the memory of her partner, she's terrified of ruining everything again. Her brother and dad are convinced she'll be okay as soon as she's able to "move on", which makes no sense to her, because they sound like the exact same thing. Alyssa doesn't care about moving on--she just cares about hiding the fact that she's a mermaid from this new small town, and especially her new coworker, Elliot. Elliot has spent the past year trying to figure out how to be out. It seems that every time she finds some kind of balance, something has to happen. Her parents say something homophobic before she's about to confess her "big secret," or her old friends from the swim team make some jab about all the things they're convinced Elliot did sophomore year. She's planning on her summer consisting of working at the public pool, hiding her sexuality, and third-wheeling it up with her best friends, Neema and Duncan. Until, of course, she meets Alyssa. *cover created using graphics from freepik*

Under Chateau Lights | Complete by authorelizasolares

Overly cautious and hopelessly single Julie Kendrick is finally getting over her one failed attempt at love. But now she has to join her serendipitously paired off siblings for their annual family Christmas gathering in Quebec City. Alone. Unless her mother has her way and manages to pair her off with a local who, to hear her tell it, could solve Julie's man drought. Desperate to avoid the family matchmaking game, Julie enlists her friend Christian Xie to help her run interference, but he only agrees on the condition that they tell their families they are dating. And with her options looking thinner than a cookie sheet, Julie sees no other choice but to settle into a routine with Christian. But just as she's ready to take the fake part out of dating Christian, her first and only love, Ronan Tremblay, comes waltzing back into her life. Torn between a residual love for both men, Julie tries to keep up appearances with her family while allowing Ronan a chance to redeem himself. But going from dating no one to juggling two men at once might prove to be more than Julie can handle. Especially with her family still trying to set her up with that local gentleman. ~*~ Featured in @romance 's Hot for the Holidays reading list: July, 2022 ~*~ This story is now complete! Feel free to binge read at your leisure.

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✈︎ 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐌𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞! ✈︎☽ | 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝖻𝗎𝗋 𝗑 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖽𝖾𝗋 cover

Mind the Gap | ✔️ cover

Out of Time cover

True (Male x Male) (Wattys Winner 2021) cover

Outrunning Karma | MxM cover

Forget Me Not cover

Chrysalis Days & Butterfly Nights [Wattys 2023 Shortlist] cover

Escaping Elysia cover

Ocean Blue | gxg ✓ cover

Under Chateau Lights | Complete cover

✈︎ 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐌𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞! ✈︎☽ | 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝖻𝗎𝗋 𝗑 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖽𝖾𝗋

[SUPPORTING WILBUR SOOT SO HATERS DNI!!! ] ----------------------- ❝ 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞, 𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐞 ❞ :)♡ .◦♥︎⋆◦₊◦♥︎⋆. ◦♥︎⋆◦₊◦♥︎⋆. ◦♥︎⋆◦₊◦♥︎⋆. ➵ y/n is a 24 year old barista, working in a coffee shop in Brighton, UK. One day after work, y/n reads about a festival taking place (reading festival) and decides to go with a bunch of her friends. She's enjoying her time, listening to the many bands playing - when one band catches her attention that should soon change her life drastically. ➵ the friendship between lovejoy's lead singer Will Gold and y/n is grows rather quickly and soon also turns into love! unconditional love. they have fallen fast & hard for each other and spend a lot of time together! y/n becomes quickly an indirect member of lovejoy as she's touring around with them months after they had met. ➵ right when everything seemed too good to be true, hurdles started to block their way to happiness and many stones get thrown in their direction- which causes them more problems than good. are they able to overcome the occurring hurdles? Is their love for each other stronger than this? Or was this just a summer fling that would soon be forgotten about? FIND OUT HERE :) ⇨ ----------------------- [ THIS STORY SUPPORTS WILBUR SOOT/ LOVEJOY SO ANY HATE TOWARDS WILBUR/ LOVEJOY WILL BE DELETED! ] ⇨ NO SMUT! (FLUFF & ROMANTIC STUFF, YES) ⇨ CONTAINS ALSO SWEARS ⇨ TW'S ARE SET IF THERE'S ANY ⇨ BOUNDARIES ARE RESPECTED ⇨ JUST FOR FUN :)