Eden
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MatureOngoing8h 6m
Last published Mon, Apr 10, 2023
Vincent had always been straight. Hell, with a demanding father, a homophobic bestfriend, an African household, and his 'if I ignore it, it doesn't exist' behavior towards his mental health issues, he just had to be.
But between a risqué dare at the pool with his bestfriend, a fit tattoo artist who is constantly trying to get him under the sheets to show him a whole new world, and a hot and cold swim team captain who there is definitely more to than meets the eye, will he be able to remain standing on his ever crumbling platform of hetero-normalcy?
Follow him as he helps his best friend navigate the consequences of wealth, teach a tattoo artist that even ink, with time, will fade, and coach a professional swimmer on the art of drowning.
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