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Shadows in the Frame | MxM

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Christian Yu is a celebrated architect known for his avant-garde building designs, meticulously crafted yet emotionally distant, mirroring the man himself. Beneath his polished exterior lies a secret-Christian lives with dissociative identity disorder. His alter, YOU, is a brooding, rebellious underground artist who pours raw emotion into faceless paintings that have captivated the art world with their haunting allure.

Enter Alexander Cowen, a renowned and charismatic art gallery owner with a singular obsession: discovering the enigma behind the faceless paintings. Drawn into the mystery, Alexander finds himself inexplicably attracted to Christian's austere charm, unaware of the volatile alter lurking beneath.

As their worlds collide, Christian and YOU struggle for dominance, blurring the lines between reality and art, love and obsession. Alexander becomes caught in the push-and-pull of two souls inhabiting one body, each desperate to claim him for their own.

In this gripping gay romance, Shadows in the Frame explores identity, self-expression, and the profound intimacy of being truly seen-even when you're hiding behind a mask.All Rights Reserved

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Back to Square One by P2PaigeTew

As I stare at myself in the mirror, I don't even recognize the reflection. I'm a married woman, and I can't get over that. I'm only wearing red lace underwear at the moment. I wear sexy panties and bras now because I have someone who's seeing them every day other than myself. Does he wear special boxers...? I'm not ready to think about Silas that way yet. It is still too weird. I am a little surprised that I haven't had a meltdown yet. I've never had a panic attack before, but my life has been turned upside-down. I have a pretty damn good excuse to have one. Everyone is probably expecting that I will. They may even be surprised that I haven't yet. Eight years erased... Eight years to learn... I stare at my reflection in the mirror. I'm still me... just older. I rub lotion into my face, examining it closely. Still me. Same blue eyes. Same shallow dimples in my cheeks. Same lips that cover straight teeth that my parents paid a lot of money for. I step back and take in my body. A little curvier then I remember, but not by much. I guess with marriage comes comfort weight. My hair is the same blonde, just longer. How odd to have everything the same... yet so different. Completed July of 2019

Tingles All The Way by a_m_paula

With the holiday season kicking off, Sanaya's determined to do things differently. This year, she isn't waiting for New Year's resolutions - she's diving headfirst into her transformation now. New habits, new outlook, and maybe even a new romance. Enter the charming new therapist in her life. It's not like getting involved with a therapist could be that complicated, right? After all, she's on a path to enlightenment, learning from her mistakes, and shaping her own destiny. But with tangled emotions and festive chaos around every corner, Sanaya quickly realizes that becoming her "best self" might come with more surprises than she expected. She knows what she's doing... or does she? [New updates on Mondays :). ]

Handsome And Haunting (Wangxian Modern AU) by DazaiMancer

Started (In AO3): February 21 2021 Finished (In AO3): June 25 2021 ╭┈─────── ೄྀ ╰┈➤ Lan Zhan is a successful psychiatrist who is always a gentleman. He helped numerous serious cases to heal and brought them back to the society. He had gained most of his co-workers' trust. What if he suddenly began feeling a kind of attraction toward one of his patients? ♡.﹀﹀﹀﹀﹀﹀﹀﹀﹀.♡ Lan Zhan knew it was wrong, that feeling like this was wrong. He knew he shouldn't have affected by someone he had just seen once in his life. He knew that Wei Ying shouldn't have been more than his patient. It was not ethic and it would neither be accepted by his uncle nor his brother. Whatever these feelings were he couldn't stop these feelings.

His Mia by obsessive_writer0

Mia Rives 18 year old Mia lost her parents in a tragic accident when she was 15. She found herself in an abusive relationship, shes lost in her own head, she doesn't know her worth. That all changes when she meets him. She keeps him separated from her pain, but will it last? Can he prove to her she's worthy of love before it's to late? Aiden Becker He's 19 and feels as though he's nothing on this earth. Aiden has a heart condition, when he was 8 years old he had a heart transplant and suddenly his body is starting to reject it. His parents are drunks and they abuse him. When he meets her he wants to shield her from his condition and his parents. He wants to put her first. Will he be able to keep his secret from her or will things turn crazy? -------------- "Aiden we can't do this, Im with Elliot." I say breathlessly. It's not him I'm trying to convince. It's me. He grips my waist harder and gently pushes me against the sink "You mean that piece of shit who doesn't know how to show u real love, that piece of shit who I just beat into the concrete because he touched you without your permission?" His tone is deadly, he's angry and he's holding me like I'm the only thing that can calm him. He gently grabs my neck and brings our faces closer, I can feel his breath on my lips. He's trying to control himself, but I'm not sure if I want him too. "You drive me fucking crazy Mia, and the thought of his hands on you makes me want to do very bad things to him." He pants out, slowly gliding his fingers along my birthmark. His hands are everywhere on me and I can't take the burning sensation in my lower stomach as his eyes bore into mine. "Kiss me Aiden, touch me. Please just do something." I beg. Trigger warning and mature themes⚠️ (Physical, mental and emotional abuse (Drug abuse (Suicidal and homicidal tendencies (Sexual assault (Blood, aggression. Chapters that include these things will have a warning. Started: December 28th, 2022 Finished: March 18th, 2023

Your voice (Under Editing) by EileenReed13

Evangeline is a young girl with a painful past which has left too many scars on her shoulders. Trying not to give up is hard, especially when she doesn't find the will to talk anymore. When fate takes her to the White mansion, she encounters a man who's set up to discover what she is hiding. However, the more he unravels her secrets, the more is Elijah White not willing to let Evangeline give up her life. *Excerpt* Watching her carefully, she darted her eyes in the room, looking for a way out because the door was behind me and she had to pass by me to reach it. I could see how her breathing became even more frantic and I cursed again under my breath, remembering now that I was standing before her, half naked, watching intensely a woman who was on verge of crying and screaming. I didn't even want to know how it would look like if someone else would come now in the room. My ego didn't miss the moment to show up and remind me that my body or my face didn't have the effect I wanted on this woman. Not even close. And the next second, I started to feel embarrassed. Very embarrassed. I didn't even know that I could ever use that word when referring to myself. I had to do something before this woman would faint right before me. Think about something, you idiot. If you were able to come up with this stupid plan, you should get out of it too. "I want you to help me put on a new shirt." Way to go, idiot. I couldn't think of something else but it didn't seem it worked because she eyed me suspiciously and now, I felt even more stupid. TRIGGER WARNING: This book contains strong language and mature themes of sexual abuse, drug use and death. These mature themes will be just mentioned a few times and I will distinctly outline those chapters. As mentioned, this book may contain sexual material but it will not be the main focus of the story. ****

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Fearborne by GnomesBonesBones

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Back to Square One

As I stare at myself in the mirror, I don't even recognize the reflection. I'm a married woman, and I can't get over that. I'm only wearing red lace underwear at the moment. I wear sexy panties and bras now because I have someone who's seeing them every day other than myself. Does he wear special boxers...? I'm not ready to think about Silas that way yet. It is still too weird. I am a little surprised that I haven't had a meltdown yet. I've never had a panic attack before, but my life has been turned upside-down. I have a pretty damn good excuse to have one. Everyone is probably expecting that I will. They may even be surprised that I haven't yet. Eight years erased... Eight years to learn... I stare at my reflection in the mirror. I'm still me... just older. I rub lotion into my face, examining it closely. Still me. Same blue eyes. Same shallow dimples in my cheeks. Same lips that cover straight teeth that my parents paid a lot of money for. I step back and take in my body. A little curvier then I remember, but not by much. I guess with marriage comes comfort weight. My hair is the same blonde, just longer. How odd to have everything the same... yet so different. Completed July of 2019