Truly Ours ✔️
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Adopted at nearly 18 years of age, Taz is taken into a loving and caring family. Although Taz is overjoyed at finally having a family, the selective mute still struggles with his past trauma at the orphanages, and with his anxiety. At face value, Taz is a cheerful and kind soul, but there's a lot more to him that others don't know about. Join Taz in his journey, with his selfless take on the world, a path full of happiness, tears, love and acceptance ahead.
COMPLETED : June 25th, 2020
LAST UPDATED : July 12th, 2020
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𝕸𝖆𝖘𝖎𝖆𝖍 𝖍𝖆𝖘 𝖘𝖕𝖊𝖓𝖙 𝖍𝖊𝖗 𝖜𝖍𝖔𝖑𝖊 𝖑𝖎𝖋𝖊 𝖘𝖚𝖗𝖛𝖎𝖛𝖎𝖓𝖌. 𝕹𝖆𝖒𝖎𝖗 𝖍𝖆𝖘 𝖘𝖕𝖊𝖓𝖙 𝖍𝖎𝖘 𝖕𝖗𝖔𝖙𝖊𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖍𝖎𝖘 𝖕𝖊𝖆𝖈𝖊. 𝖂𝖍𝖊𝖓 𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖎𝖗 𝖜𝖔𝖗𝖑𝖉𝖘 𝖈𝖔𝖑𝖑𝖎𝖉𝖊 𝖎𝖓 𝖆 𝖍𝖔𝖚𝖘𝖊 𝖋𝖚𝖑𝖑 𝖔𝖋 𝖈𝖔𝖚𝖘𝖎𝖓𝖘, 𝖍𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖞, 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖚𝖓𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖔𝖑𝖛𝖊𝖉 𝖙𝖊𝖓𝖘𝖎𝖔𝖓, 𝖜𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝖘𝖙𝖆𝖗𝖙𝖘 𝖆𝖘 𝖖𝖚𝖎𝖊𝖙 𝖋𝖑𝖎𝖗𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖙𝖚𝖗𝖓𝖘 𝖎𝖓𝖙𝖔 𝖘𝖔𝖒𝖊𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖓𝖊𝖎𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖗 𝖔𝖋 𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖒 𝖕𝖑𝖆𝖓𝖓𝖊𝖉 - 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖓𝖊𝖎𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖗 𝖔𝖋 𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖒 𝖐𝖓𝖔𝖜 𝖍𝖔𝖜 𝖙𝖔 𝖍𝖆𝖓𝖉𝖑𝖊. 𝕰𝖝𝖊𝖘 𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖚𝖗𝖋𝖆𝖈𝖊. 𝕱𝖆𝖒𝖎𝖑𝖞 𝖑𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 𝖇𝖑𝖚𝖗. 𝕺𝖑𝖉 𝖜𝖔𝖚𝖓𝖉𝖘 𝖗𝖊𝖔𝖕𝖊𝖓. 𝕬𝖓𝖉 𝖜𝖍𝖎𝖑𝖊 𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖗𝖞𝖔𝖓𝖊 𝖊𝖑𝖘𝖊 𝖎𝖘 𝖋𝖆𝖑𝖑𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖆𝖕𝖆𝖗𝖙 𝖆𝖗𝖔𝖚𝖓𝖉 𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖒, 𝕸𝖆𝖘𝖎𝖆𝖍 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝕹𝖆𝖒𝖎𝖗 𝖆𝖗𝖊 𝖋𝖆𝖈𝖊𝖉 𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖍 𝖆 𝖉𝖎𝖋𝖋𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖓𝖙 𝖐𝖎𝖓𝖉 𝖔𝖋 𝖋𝖊𝖆𝖗: 𝖂𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝖍𝖆𝖕𝖕𝖊𝖓𝖘 𝖜𝖍𝖊𝖓 𝖑𝖔𝖛𝖊 𝖎𝖘𝖓'𝖙 𝖙𝖊𝖒𝖕𝖔𝖗𝖆𝖗𝖞? 𝕱𝖗𝖔𝖒 𝖘𝖙𝖔𝖑𝖊𝖓 𝖌𝖑𝖆𝖓𝖈𝖊𝖘 𝖙𝖔 𝖑𝖎𝖋𝖊-𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖓𝖌𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖕𝖗𝖔𝖒𝖎𝖘𝖊𝖘, 𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖘 𝖎𝖘 𝖆 𝖘𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖞 𝖆𝖇𝖔𝖚𝖙 𝖈𝖍𝖔𝖔𝖘𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖘𝖔𝖒𝖊𝖔𝖓𝖊 -
Facade Of Perfectionism
'Love is like a child, That longs for everything it can come by' -William Shakespeare _______________________________________________________ Maya Matthews is the description of perfection, or as she has been addressed. She excels in every field she steps her foot into, be it from her perfect grades to being the best daughter a parent could ask for, you name it. Her tenderness is what attracts every guy's attention. She seems to have everything she could ask for. What could possibly be wrong with her near to perfect life? Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth. Maya has her demons that she desperately attempts to hide from the world that not a single soul knows about. Shawn Daniels is the perfect storm and the missing puzzle in Maya's life. He is the polar opposite of Maya. Smart, confident, and witty. He's often misunderstood for a bad boy, who has quite a handful of girls swooning over him. He's a carefree soul. He is the yin to her yang. What happens when they cross paths and Shawn unleashes Maya's dark secrets? Will he succeed in his mission to pull Maya out of her past, and show what life has to offer? But life is certainly not a bed of roses and nothing comes as easy. _______________________________________________________ They say love can overcome anything. You never exactly know when it will strike and turn your life upside down. Love will make you doubt every single thing that you believe in yet you will find yourself drowning in it slowly, very slowly but deeply. _______________________________________________________ All rights reserved © 2020-Shrya1712Complete
Alone together-updated
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FOCUS [BXB]
Like a bolt of lightning, this stupid boy appeared in my life. First day of summer break between first and second grade, he just appeared- standing on my porch like he was born there. Straight brown hair, wide dark eyes and a fresh sunburn across his cheeks. He was already talking before I even opened the door. I don't know how it happened but it's been ten years. And he's still here. Talking, whether or not I'm listening. Laughing, even if no one else is. He's still too quick- racing around the world like he's scared he's going to miss it. He's gotten taller...much taller. His hair is a little longer, a little wavier, but under the light it still looks the same golden brown it did when we were nine. And now, finally, he was a high school graduate. We both were. Like a bolt of lightning he appeared and like the sun he refused to disappear. _____________________________________________ I fell asleep with my chin pointed at him, the outline of his face being the last thing I saw. How was I supposed to do this? It had always been difficult, hiding this secret, keeping him close. But now, my focus was starting to slip. I couldn't see anything but his lips, his hands, his smile. I couldn't hear anything but my name in his mouth, his jagged breaths and that loud laugh. How am I supposed to be okay with this? How am I supposed to focus on anything other than him? #1- slowburn- 11.10.25🥇 #1- friends to lovers- 11.01.25🥇 #1- fluffandsmut- 11.02.25🥇 #1- college- 11.06.25🥇 #1- best friends- 11.12.25🥇 #1- teammates- 12.04.25 🥇 #1- college roommates- 12.30.25🥇 #1- mental health- 01.02.2026 🥇 #1- gay love- 01.02.2026 🥇 #2- roommates- 12.18.25🥈 #3- bxblove- 11.30.25🥉 #4- boyxboy- 11.01.25 #4- lgbt- 11.15.25 #14- boyxboyromance- 12.15.25 #22- basketball- 12.15.25Complete
You Talk Too Much
Nicolas didn't want friends. Didn't want attention. Definitely didn't want her. But then Lina sat next to him. Every. Single. Day. She talked through the awkward silences, laughed at her own jokes, and asked questions he never answered. She was chaos in sneakers and bubblegum lip gloss - and he wanted nothing to do with her. ...Until he did. Because somehow, her noise started drowning out the thoughts he didn't know how to escape. And her voice became the only thing that made the silence bearable. This isn't a love story. Not at first. This is a story about a boy who lost his spark... And the girl who wouldn't let him disappear quietly. ✅ Nicolas ✅ Lina ✅ "You Talk Too Much" ✅ High school setting ✅ Healing + chaos + slow-burn (Btw I forgot to add that there will be no smut of any kind in this story. Maybe an innocent kiss or something but nothing else)
Beneath the Silence
Seventeen-year-old A.J. has always lived on the edge of survival-sketching her fears into silence, keeping her past buried deep. She doesn't want attention. She doesn't want trouble. She just wants to make it through the year unnoticed. Then there's Mason. The boy with a dangerous reputation and eyes that see too much. Cold, distant, and wrapped in whispers-he's the kind of chaos A.J. swore to avoid. But when secrets start resurfacing and danger finds its way back into her life, Mason is the only one who steps in. Drawn together by shared shadows, A.J. and Mason find safety in each other-until the past threatens to tear them apart for good. What happens when the lies unravel? When the silence breaks?Complete
Ava & Liam: What it means to stay
Ava never expected her last year of high school to start with a stranger changing everything. Quiet, unpredictable, impossible to read, Liam walks into her life like a storm she didn't see coming. He hides behind sarcasm and long sleeves, drifting through school like he's just passing through. Ava tells herself not to care. But then he looks at her. And she sees it, the pain he tries to bury, the secrets he pretends don't exist, the loneliness he carries like a shadow. When they're forced to work together for a class project, Ava slowly discovers the truth he hides from everyone else: Liam doesn't let people close. Because the last time he did... it destroyed him. What begins as awkward teamwork turns into late-night conversations, shared moments, and quiet confessions neither of them meant to say out loud. They're not supposed to fall for each other. They're not even supposed to be friends. But some connections don't care about rules. As Ava gets pulled deeper into Liam's world and the complicated, fragile life he tries so hard to manage, she realizes there's more at stake than just her heart. Because Liam's past is darker than she ever imagined. And the truth waiting for him is something that might change everything. This is a story about two people learning to trust again... about staying when it's easier to run... and about finding light in the one person you never expected. A slow-burn, emotional romance about healing, secrets, and the kind of love that makes you brave.Complete
Wish We Never Started
Gabriel has secrets. He moved to get away from his parents-or something like that. Leaving behind his wealthy family in San Francisco, he now lives in a studio apartment outside of Chicago. Navigating his twenties and the unexpected reality of being an adult leaves him more introverted than ever, only meeting one person who understands him-his best friend Diego. Two years into his new life and things could be a lot better. Fresh out of a short but bittersweet relationship, and desperately needing work, he accepts a job as a dish washer at a local diner. This is where Gabriel meets Sadie. This is just the beginning.Complete
𝕸𝖆𝖘𝖎𝖆𝖍 𝖍𝖆𝖘 𝖘𝖕𝖊𝖓𝖙 𝖍𝖊𝖗 𝖜𝖍𝖔𝖑𝖊 𝖑𝖎𝖋𝖊 𝖘𝖚𝖗𝖛𝖎𝖛𝖎𝖓𝖌. 𝕹𝖆𝖒𝖎𝖗 𝖍𝖆𝖘 𝖘𝖕𝖊𝖓𝖙 𝖍𝖎𝖘 𝖕𝖗𝖔𝖙𝖊𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖍𝖎𝖘 𝖕𝖊𝖆𝖈𝖊. 𝖂𝖍𝖊𝖓 𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖎𝖗 𝖜𝖔𝖗𝖑𝖉𝖘 𝖈𝖔𝖑𝖑𝖎𝖉𝖊 𝖎𝖓 𝖆 𝖍𝖔𝖚𝖘𝖊 𝖋𝖚𝖑𝖑 𝖔𝖋 𝖈𝖔𝖚𝖘𝖎𝖓𝖘, 𝖍𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖞, 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖚𝖓𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖔𝖑𝖛𝖊𝖉 𝖙𝖊𝖓𝖘𝖎𝖔𝖓, 𝖜𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝖘𝖙𝖆𝖗𝖙𝖘 𝖆𝖘 𝖖𝖚𝖎𝖊𝖙 𝖋𝖑𝖎𝖗𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖙𝖚𝖗𝖓𝖘 𝖎𝖓𝖙𝖔 𝖘𝖔𝖒𝖊𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖓𝖊𝖎𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖗 𝖔𝖋 𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖒 𝖕𝖑𝖆𝖓𝖓𝖊𝖉 - 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖓𝖊𝖎𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖗 𝖔𝖋 𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖒 𝖐𝖓𝖔𝖜 𝖍𝖔𝖜 𝖙𝖔 𝖍𝖆𝖓𝖉𝖑𝖊. 𝕰𝖝𝖊𝖘 𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖚𝖗𝖋𝖆𝖈𝖊. 𝕱𝖆𝖒𝖎𝖑𝖞 𝖑𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 𝖇𝖑𝖚𝖗. 𝕺𝖑𝖉 𝖜𝖔𝖚𝖓𝖉𝖘 𝖗𝖊𝖔𝖕𝖊𝖓. 𝕬𝖓𝖉 𝖜𝖍𝖎𝖑𝖊 𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖗𝖞𝖔𝖓𝖊 𝖊𝖑𝖘𝖊 𝖎𝖘 𝖋𝖆𝖑𝖑𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖆𝖕𝖆𝖗𝖙 𝖆𝖗𝖔𝖚𝖓𝖉 𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖒, 𝕸𝖆𝖘𝖎𝖆𝖍 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝕹𝖆𝖒𝖎𝖗 𝖆𝖗𝖊 𝖋𝖆𝖈𝖊𝖉 𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖍 𝖆 𝖉𝖎𝖋𝖋𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖓𝖙 𝖐𝖎𝖓𝖉 𝖔𝖋 𝖋𝖊𝖆𝖗: 𝖂𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝖍𝖆𝖕𝖕𝖊𝖓𝖘 𝖜𝖍𝖊𝖓 𝖑𝖔𝖛𝖊 𝖎𝖘𝖓'𝖙 𝖙𝖊𝖒𝖕𝖔𝖗𝖆𝖗𝖞? 𝕱𝖗𝖔𝖒 𝖘𝖙𝖔𝖑𝖊𝖓 𝖌𝖑𝖆𝖓𝖈𝖊𝖘 𝖙𝖔 𝖑𝖎𝖋𝖊-𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖓𝖌𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖕𝖗𝖔𝖒𝖎𝖘𝖊𝖘, 𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖘 𝖎𝖘 𝖆 𝖘𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖞 𝖆𝖇𝖔𝖚𝖙 𝖈𝖍𝖔𝖔𝖘𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖘𝖔𝖒𝖊𝖔𝖓𝖊 -
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