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Brutal

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"What did I want? I wanted to be someone else. Or I wanted to live in a world where I didn't have to want to be someone else."

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Connor Hill lives a life of routine: He goes to school, hangs out with his friends, pretends to be straight, rinse and repeat. He lives a life of anonymity, hiding the fact that he's gay from everyone he knows.

But everything changes when he encounters the brooding, enigmatic soccer player, Josh Brooks. As the boys keep finding themselves crossing paths, it becomes more and more difficult to stay apart. 

Connor begins to question if his philosophy of remaining anonymous is just as painful as coming out and allowing the world to see him as someone they might reject. 

Secrets will be spilled. Will the truth strengthen the boys' bond? Or will their worlds be shattered?

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If Walls Could Talk by BoxForAFox

Louis Stan has always been an outcast. There is no denying that the walls he has put up between himself and other people are the cause of this but being gay hasn't helped either. However, being an outsider isn't his only problem. Louis has always tried to see the light, even in the darkest times, but with each passing day, it gets harder. He becomes more closed off, not letting the light reach him. But sometimes a voice is all we need to hear. As the soft voice of a caring boy slips through his bedroom wall, Louis finds himself seeing little bits of that light again. But with it, Louis notices the darkness from the past, that he tried to move on from, starts to become illuminated. Will this mystery boy help Louis bring down his walls, or will the past continue to haunt him?

Crush by poojawrites

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He Says He's Just A Friend by jms777

Emmet and Clay did not meet on the best of terms, but that doesn't stop them from becoming fast friends. As their bond grows stronger, they will do whatever it takes to maintain this new friendship. Even though that may not be all that either of them wants. After years of living in a conservative southern town, Emmett has developed a hard shell that is not easily pierced. It's gotten even more difficult since breaking up with his first serious boyfriend left him feeling devastated and betrayed. Then a new friend comes along to peel back all the layers of protection, making Emmett feel happy again, and perhaps making him feel something more. The loss of his father at a young age left Clay with severe anxiety. His girlfriend says he's emotionally distant - because he is. Clay never gave much thought to his sexuality. He started dating because all his friends were, and although his relationships never seem to work out, he continues to try, because that's what's expected. The steady track he's been traveling is suddenly upended when he becomes enamored with a boy he just met. Now Clay has to figure out what he wants and how far he's willing to go to get it.

Nathaniel Jean's Senior Year by stayonbrand

At first glance, nobody would be able to tell that Nathaniel Jean had a problem. Or second glance, or third, or fourth. After all, he had everything. He was a captain of his school's soccer team and one of the top players in the state. He had a big house and money to spend. He had family, he had friends, he had fun, he had faith. He never meant for it to happen. He never wanted to look at another man in the way he should have been looking at a woman. The idea had disgusted him for most of his life - living in a heavily Catholic town with heavily Catholic parents, homophobia was the only response he knew. That didn't change when he first realized that he didn't like girls. No, Nathaniel Jean was still homophobic. He hated the idea of a man sleeping with another man. He was raised on the notion that all gays went to hell, and he believed it. He despised them, and so he despised himself. Nathaniel Jean was more fortunate than most, because help did arrive for him. Help by the name of Lucas Morgan, they boy he'd always known but never known. The boy with big dreams and bigger talent. The boy that changed Nathaniel's life over the course of their thirty-six week long senior year.

Mark and Josh (𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓘) by queenash_official

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Foreign Love by VcL_11

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A Fresh Start by Sheppard200999

Tyler Kennedy, likes to be called TK. He's a freshman in high school, and loves soccer. He is also a survivor. He is gay and he is just trying to move on from his trauma. Ryan is a jock and has a massive crush on the soccer player, but needs to figure out how to get TK to see him as more than a friend. Cover art thanks to @astridgsmile12 Highest Rankings- lgbt challenge- 1st- 6/20/2021 Gayness 42nd 1/24/2022 Gay pride- 5th 4/2/2023 High school love- 2nd 1/24/2022 Gay high school love 2nd- 9/2/2021 Gay love 36th 2/4/2024 Boyxboy 213th 8/20/2021 Boyfriend 143rd 8/17/2021 Lgbtrights 21st 8/16/2021 Gayboy 17th 8/15/2021 High school sweethearts 27th 8/14/2021 Gayships 39th 8/17/2021 LGBT fiction 80th 8/17/2021 Gayficton 71st 8/20/2021 LGBT-264th 8/20/2021 LGBT themed- 265th 8/20/2021 Gayaf- 74th 8/20/2021 Lgbtpride 80th 8/20/2021 Gay romance 21st 4/2/2023 Hockey- 208th 12/15/2021 High school 482nd 4/2/2023

To My Youth [BL] by xbemoo

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Bad Boy Knows My Secret (BxB) by OliverDunham

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If Walls Could Talk

Louis Stan has always been an outcast. There is no denying that the walls he has put up between himself and other people are the cause of this but being gay hasn't helped either. However, being an outsider isn't his only problem. Louis has always tried to see the light, even in the darkest times, but with each passing day, it gets harder. He becomes more closed off, not letting the light reach him. But sometimes a voice is all we need to hear. As the soft voice of a caring boy slips through his bedroom wall, Louis finds himself seeing little bits of that light again. But with it, Louis notices the darkness from the past, that he tried to move on from, starts to become illuminated. Will this mystery boy help Louis bring down his walls, or will the past continue to haunt him?