Where the Quiet Lives
- Reads 36
- Votes 0
- Parts 2
Ongoing<5 mins
Last published Fri, May 16, 2025
Atlas Winslow is seventeen and already tired of starting over.
Another town. Another school. Another chance to be the quiet kid everyone forgets. After being outed and brutally bullied at his last school, Atlas just wants to survive senior year unnoticed. No friends, no risks, no exposure. Keep his head down, graduate, and escape. That's the plan.
But then he meets Lucien Winterfel-Handsome, guarded, and colder than the air between them. Lucien is everything Atlas tries not to look at for too long: magnetic, sharp-tongued, and impossible to read. And somehow, he sees Atlas. Really sees him.
As they navigate school projects, suffocating hallways, and the brutal silence of unspoken things, Atlas finds himself questioning everything he thought he had to hide. But falling in love when you're still learning to love yourself is complicated. And in a world that has never been kind to boys like Atlas, being seen might be the most dangerous thing of all.
💬 A raw, heartfelt story about survival, identity, and the quiet places we keep our truths. For readers of Heartstopper, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and They Both Die at the End. 💬
All Rights Reserved
#78
notfanfiction
Join the largest storytelling communityGet personalized story recommendations, save your favourites to your library, and comment and vote to grow your community.
You may also like
Home is a Four Letter Word
(Book One) Jake Holmes hadn't put much thought into what home meant until Connor Morgan asked him to. He had settled with an idealistic fantasy. A life in the closet, complete with the girl he could bring home to momma, a house next to his best friend, and 2.5 kids. It didn't require thought, it didn't require confrontation, and it sure as hell didn't require him to reject everything he had ever learned about what life was and what made it worth living. But Connor did. Connor wasn't meant to happen. He ended up in Jake's life by chance, but Jake kept him there by choice. Connor was a pipedream stuffed away inside the ridges of Jake's mind that dared him to question everything for a life of authenticity. A life with Connor was something close enough to touch if he only knew how to reach for it. Jake's feelings for Connor become unmistakable, but the grip his past has on his ability to embrace the possibility of a life where he lets those feelings win threatens to leave him with a desperate choice he isn't equipped to make. As Jake struggles to find home within his identity, he is forced to combat the part of his heart that is stuck in the past with the part of his heart that yearns for a future. What is home if not where the heart is? Completed. Book 1 of 3. Sequel releases coming soon.Complete
Shadows & Stars
Henry is a hot nerd.. like really hot. People cant keep their eyes off him. He gets groped and hit on around every corner. His best friends, Eloise and Zachary are extremely mean toward other people and cant interact socially thanks to their temper. They easily get annoyed and they both have resting bitch faces. Fortunately for Henry, they are two of the few people who don't use Henry for his looks. Henry has been through a lot in his life and has fallen victim to depression and self harm. He hides it well seeing as he doesn't want attention from other people. He doesn't like confronting people because he likes to hold a high status and doesn't want anyone to dislike him. Although, he unfortunately got a stalker thanks to his good looks... He doesn't realize this until one particular night. *** This is your average gay book. It does contain graphic parts. But who doesn't like reading a book about horny teenagers?Complete
My biggest mistake
Maeve is the popular teenage girl with perfect grades, a ride-or-die friend group, piercing beautiful eyes, and a personality that makes everyone like her. Her life seems perfect from the outside, but is that the truth or just a picture everyone could look at? Only one person knows what is behind the curtains of her play. She will always regret that she told him almost everything. Atlas is the most venerated boy in the school; all the girls drool over him when he crosses their way. Perfect body, nice hair, breathtaking eyes, and a charming smile.Good influence and a great personality. Who wouldn't want to be around him? Except that's the problem, he only enjoys the company of his friends, the circle everyone wants to be part of, in which happens to be his best friend's little sister. He gets annoyed and irritated every time he sees her. She can't help but only look at him in disgust. Is this hate towards each other a real thing or just a loophole found to hide their feelings? ~~~~~~ [[He kissed me like he really meant it. He kissed me like he meant every single word he said earlier this day, like there was no tomorrow, we soared through the sky, the tiny world sparkling below. The snowflakes falling slowly next to us and on us as our mouths opened and our tongues met into an electrifying kiss, that makes my whole body shiver and heat up at the same time. ]] ~~~~~~ ⚠️TW⚠️: STRONG LANGUAGE, ABUSE, DRUGS, ALCOHOL started: 31.07.2022 finished: 06.03.2023 #brothersbestfriend #onebedtrope #enemiestolovers #bestfriendstoenemiestoloverComplete![Wait, You're Gay Too?! [BoyXBoy]](https://img.wattpad.com/cover/9398156-256-k411174.jpg)
Wait, You're Gay Too?! [BoyXBoy]
Nathan, a shy boy, is a closet gay. No one knows besides people close to him. He figures he'll never find a person who will love him. That is, until his best friend invites him to a party. He goes and meets Jake, the loud and proud gay werewolf who doesn't care about what others think. Being the Alpha's son, he's enjoying the partying scene before he has to take responsibility and become Alpha himself. Something just clicks between the two, and they immediately fall in love . Within the lessons of loving yourself and self-worth, what will happen when they are under attack, and the enemy is right beside them? Just read it... Please.. It's a good story, I promise! I really can't do these descriptions well!Complete
Football Boys
| Novel | Version 1 ~ Published early 2018 ~ Burdened with undeniable romantic feelings for his best friend, Greyson feels as if his life has become a typical tragic story of a one sided attraction. For the most part, he's right as his love story is both emotionally draining and convoluted for a lack of better words. But neither of the friends anticipated that things would quickly escalate after a drunken kiss. ________________________ "My fist stung with a burning pain as I stood over Ace's unconscious body. A bit stunned yet remorseless as a multitude of gawking eyes bore into me, I was numb. And sluggishly turning to meet Greyson's watery eyes, it was as if my mind had turned to a word stealing mush."Complete
Taste of Iron
"When I first saw you, I thought I'd have to kill you." "Uh, excuse me?" "But now I'll kill anyone that even thinks of laying a finger on you," he said, a dry laugh escaping his lips. "How times change, huh?" ~~~ Atlas, a young chef, was simply trying to survive in the big city. When a mysterious intruder, Emil, breaks into his apartment, Atlas is thrust into a life completely different from his. As Emil takes a liking to Atlas, will the chef run away? Or will the crime boss give him a reason to stay? ~~~ [mxm]Complete
Our little arrangement💫
"Look at me Axel . I'm sorry I never should've- His lips were on mine and I grabbed his waist like it was the most natural thing in the world. His lips felt soft against mine and soon they were brushing against my neck. I stared into his eyes, green beautiful and endless. I thought to myself, this is what I wanted. Axel Williams is the smartest boy in his class maybe in the entire school. He loves homework , avoids parties and is exstremely introverted. Every jock asks him to help them boost their grades and he helps them, keeping him off most bullies lists and earning him enough money for college. Duncan Lawrence is a jock, popular cute and probably any guys hero. He is the football captain and pretty much dominates the school. His only problem is that he's not good with words. What will happen when these two souls meet? Will Duncan make the right choice? Will Axel come to terms with his sexuality? ⚠️THIS STORY CONTAINS BOY X BOY ROMANCE ⚠️Complete
More than a dream
Seventeen-year-old Ethan has two dreams-one, to become a brilliant doctor, and two, to be someone Claire might finally notice. A gifted coder and a dedicated student, Ethan spends his nights buried in programming and medical textbooks, pushing himself to the limit. While others are out making memories, he is building a future, convinced that success will one day make him worthy of her world. But Claire doesn't see him. She never has. She moves through life like a melody-vibrant, effortless, unaware of the quiet boy who admires her from the background. As graduation approaches, Ethan starts to question everything. Is he truly chasing his dreams, or is he just chasing her? And if she never notices him, will all his efforts have been for nothing? A gripping and emotional coming-of-age story about silent love, ambition, and the journey to self-worth. Will Ethan continue living in the shadows, or will he find a reason to chase his dreams for himself?Complete
(Book One) Jake Holmes hadn't put much thought into what home meant until Connor Morgan asked him to. He had settled with an idealistic fantasy. A life in the closet, complete with the girl he could bring home to momma, a house next to his best friend, and 2.5 kids. It didn't require thought, it didn't require confrontation, and it sure as hell didn't require him to reject everything he had ever learned about what life was and what made it worth living. But Connor did. Connor wasn't meant to happen. He ended up in Jake's life by chance, but Jake kept him there by choice. Connor was a pipedream stuffed away inside the ridges of Jake's mind that dared him to question everything for a life of authenticity. A life with Connor was something close enough to touch if he only knew how to reach for it. Jake's feelings for Connor become unmistakable, but the grip his past has on his ability to embrace the possibility of a life where he lets those feelings win threatens to leave him with a desperate choice he isn't equipped to make. As Jake struggles to find home within his identity, he is forced to combat the part of his heart that is stuck in the past with the part of his heart that yearns for a future. What is home if not where the heart is? Completed. Book 1 of 3. Sequel releases coming soon.
More detailsContent Guidelines