The Stains Beneath Our Skin [mxm] ✔

[COMPLETE] Casper's got three things: a trash boyfriend, a deadend job, and enough self-destructive habits to ruin his life. So, if Cain - a charming, enigmatic stranger - seems a little too captivated by him, he's not going to question his luck.

Except his perfect stranger turns out to be yet another bad decision. Claiming to be Casper's lover from a past life, Cain takes him prisoner.

But even if his kidnapper's starting to give him butterflies, Casper can't stay trapped in a cage. He knows how to get out - he's just got to trick Cain into thinking Casper loves him back, but Casper's never been able to stick to a plan. He's drowning in depression, his mental break demon won't leave him alone, and he's struggling to remember what's real and what's the game.

Especially now Cain's madness seems just a little too real to feel safe.

🥇 1st Place for Romance in the Autumn Awards🍂
🥇 1st Place for Romance in the Starlight Awards🌟
🥈 2nd Place for Romance/New Adult in Books Got Talent 2020🌍
🥇 1st Place for Romance in the Phoenix Awards🐦
🥇 1st Place for LGBTQ+ in the Golden Wings Awards👼
🥉 3rd Place for Romance in the Soul Writers Award ☁️
🥉3rd Place for Romance in the Halcyon Awards 💙
🥇 1st Place for Romance & 🥈 2nd Place of All Winners in the Cosmic Rose Awards 🥀
🥇 1st Place for General Fiction in the Carnival Awards🎪
🥈 2nd Place for Best Main Character in the Carnival Awards🎪
🏵️ 4th Place for Romance in the Tricolor Triennial Awards [Phase 3] 🇮🇳
🥇 1st Place for Romance & 🥉 3rd Place of All Winners in the in the Fairy Awards🧚
🥈 2nd Place of All Books in the Shut Up and Write Awards 💬
🥈 2nd Place for Romance in the Blooming Rose Awards 🌹
🥈 2nd Place for New Adult Romance & 🏵️ Honorable Mention Overall in the Lovely Awards 💗

CW: Suicide attempt, heavy mental health, drug abuse & implied sexual abuse/r*pe