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Pride and Joy ✓

swallowedhearts

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Reads 69,676
Votes 5,141
Parts 38
Time 4h 47m

swallowedhearts

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[BXB] Nate Pembroke makes an offer that Denver Hughes can't refuse.

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Ever since tragedy struck Denver Hughes' family two years ago, nothing has been the same.

As a result, already apathetic Denver decided his best move was to push his feelings aside and avoid them completely- until he decides to seek them out again.

Nate Pembroke acts without thinking and has the bruises to show for it. He's impulsive; a hurricane; a whirlwind and he's Denver's golden opportunity. 

When he offers to help Denver embrace all of his messy and complicated feelings, Denver knows it's an offer he can't refuse.

But as their friendship begins to blossom into something more, Denver is forced to face his feelings- and his grief- in a way that he never expected.

[ November. 2021. - February. 2022. ] 

#4 in abandonment.
#9 in bisexual.
#9 in youth.
#22 in movingon.
#42 in grief.
#53 in ya. 
#60 in mental health.All Rights Reserved

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Summer Milestone by hr_jekyll

[boyxboy] Eighteen-year-old Josh Crimson has been best friends with Zack Clifton ever since childhood but when Zack is forced to move away the summer before their senior year of high school, Josh feels as if he has lost something in his life. A year later when Zack returns for the summer, Josh finds himself developing stronger feelings for Zack than he initially thought. And Zack may or may not be harboring the same feelings as well. With both boys afraid of admitting their feelings for eachother, conflict arises that creates a rift in their friendship in this coming-of-age drama that chronicles a summer milestone in which two best friends discover who they really are. **An extended version of the story is available on the Dreame platform. Be sure to check that out!**

Purgatory (bxb) by lilingppg007

TRIGGER WARNING: MENTIONS OF SUICIDE AND SELF-HARM When his father turned his back on the family, leaving them to pick up the pieces of their relationship, Nicholas Carter turned to the three people in life he knew would never leave him- his mother, his best friend Aiden and his brother Chris. Aiden left the country a few years later, while Chris left the world of the living. Now after the death of his brother, left with nowhere else to turn, with nothing but a strong hatred for himself and everything around him, Nick has given up all hope on love and trust. Even so, he is faced with a dilemma: Live, but he would forever live his life in torment. Die, but he cannot bring himself to abandon his mother the same way Chris abandoned them. With the return of his childhood friend and a stranger who just can't seem to keep his nose to himself, will Nick ever be able to find a way out of his Purgatory? A/N I'm back :)

Wherefore Art Thou Romeo? ✓ by swallowedhearts

[BXB] Romeo, exhausted by his apathetic relationships, is desperate to prove to himself that he can find love. Rodney, reckless and exciting, is unlike anyone he has ever met. Instantly, Romeo is captivated and thinks that the love he seeks lies in Rodney. But there is an ugliness to loving Rodney that Romeo didn't expect and, as their relationship becomes more intense, he realizes that it's harder to separate love and obsession than he once thought. As the line blurs and love is contaminated by destruction, Romeo has to decide if Rodney is the answer to his prayers or the road to his downfall. [ november. 2022 - october. 2023 ]

The Best of Us by swallowedhearts

[BXB] Seventeen year old Tucker Bailey is spiraling. Sharing a home with his cold father and a hollow shell of an older brother, Tucker struggles to find himself in a house filled with ghosts of the past. As he battles grief, his intensifying and confusing feelings for his lifelong best friend, Bradley, and his increasing lack of purpose and direction, Tucker decides he wants to take his life back. But the road ahead is a long one and if he takes a wrong turn along the way then he doesn't just risk losing himself; he risks losing everything. [ September. 2022. - present ] #34 in movingforward #47 in comingoutofthecloset #64 friendstolovers #70 in movingon

At The End Of The Tunnel by jaydenkingg

[BoyxBoy] Kai Carter has been through hell and back. His parents are abusive, homophobic and don't support him financially so he has to work part time as a waiter after school. He's like a shadow at school. No one notices him or even sends a glance his way. Damien Beckett is the star athlete and most popular guy at school. He's the guy that every girl wants. The student body bends to his will. He's rich with loving patients and an easy going life. One day Damien notices Kai and the two start building a very close relationship. ****** Highest ranks #11 in highschool #9 in gay #3 in gayromance #3 in gaylove #4 in bxblove #27 in malexmale #12 in bxb #13 in mxm #3 in teenlove #3 in jock

Cause for Concern ✓ by swallowedhearts

[BXB / unedited ] Saying that Max Oran is a disaster would be an understatement: he got himself kicked out of school, his dad has sent him to live with his emotionally distant mother and his friends don't want anything to do with him. When Max starts at his new school, he meets Cole Benson and his turbulent but loyal friends. As Max develops new bonds and begins to fall for Cole, he realizes that, despite everything, he might have stumbled into something beautiful. Eager to embrace the second chance that life has given him, Max begins counseling and, with the help of Cole and his newfound friends, tries to move forward. However, he quickly realizes that there are more bumps ahead than he was prepared for and is forced to decide if he's going to push past his problems or let his mistakes hold him back forever. [ September 2021. - January. 2022. ] #1 in counseling #3 in mental illness #8 in queer #12 in moving on #13 in youth #19 in growing up #24 in bisexual #31 in daddy issues #66 in ya #89 in mental health

Falling by hipstateasee

COMPLETED [boyxboy] Carson Hughes is a bright light. Vinny Taylor is an enigma. ** After spending his summer away as a camp counselor, Carson Hughes comes back to his home town for his senior year. Things seem to be just as he left them until he finds out his best friend's brother came out of the closet and cut everybody out of his life. Kind and caring Carson can't help but want to understand this new Vinny. Vinny Taylor is falling, constantly going down and feeling like there's no end. His summer leaves him changed forever. After coming out and alienating himself, he spends most days locked away in his room until Carson comes back to town. Vinny's a mystery yet to be figured out. And Carson is up to the task. WARNING: Some of the content in this book may be triggering for some readers. Chapters with triggering content will have trigger warnings at the top with what the triggering content is. There will not be any graphic or detailed scenes of traumatic or triggering experiences. ~180k words

Notebook [Book One] by SerenityHeat

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Love Thy Neighbor ✓ by swallowedhearts

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Finding Home || bxb by flawed-pariah

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No More Wasting Time by Creative_Writer407

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Summer Milestone

[boyxboy] Eighteen-year-old Josh Crimson has been best friends with Zack Clifton ever since childhood but when Zack is forced to move away the summer before their senior year of high school, Josh feels as if he has lost something in his life. A year later when Zack returns for the summer, Josh finds himself developing stronger feelings for Zack than he initially thought. And Zack may or may not be harboring the same feelings as well. With both boys afraid of admitting their feelings for eachother, conflict arises that creates a rift in their friendship in this coming-of-age drama that chronicles a summer milestone in which two best friends discover who they really are. An extended version of the story is available on the Dreame platform. Be sure to check that out!