Riku, a quiet, artistic high school student with a preference for solitude, finds his mornings invaded by Kenji, a rough, unpredictable classmate known for his violent streaks and troubled home life. What begins as an annoyance slowly unfolds into something deeper, as their forced proximity in early morning classrooms and shared gym sessions creates a slow-burn tension neither of them can ignore.
Despite their opposing personalities-Riku's withdrawn calm vs. Kenji's chaotic fire-the two boys find unexpected comfort in each other's presence. Beneath the teasing, fights, and tension, real emotion brews. As Kenji begins to open up about his pain and Riku slowly lowers his walls, their relationship takes a complicated turn from enemies to something softer, more vulnerable, and intimate.
Through rainy walks, hesitant confessions, and secret kisses, the boys navigate the messiness of first love in a world that rarely offers them peace. When Kenji's home life pushes him to a breaking point, it's Riku who offers him refuge, and with it, the unspoken promise of love-not perfect, but real.
"Twisted Love" is a messy, emotional yaoi story about two broken boys learning to find warmth in each other, even in the most unexpected ways.
PAUL
I cheated on my fiancée.
Sophie and I were building our future. In love, happy, peaceful. Then she found a lump in her breast and I made the worst choice: I numbed my fear by sleeping with someone else. My worst mistake and my biggest regret. Now I see Sophie around town with him. She's radiant and laughing with people who actually show up. I'm trying to learn how to be a man who does. If she lets me, I'll spend the rest of my life proving I can choose her when it's hardest. If she lets me...
SOPHIE
I thought the promise was in sickness and in health.
But he buried his fear in someone else. On the same night, I walked into a bookstore and meet the gentle giant owner who invites me to his book club full of misfits.
I'm laughing again, I smile more than I ever have, I heal my heart.
My ex says he can learn to stay, but my bookstore owner keeps showing up like it's as easy as breathing. I don't know what the future holds; I don't know if I'll win this battle against cancer, but I do know I'm done wasting time on people that love only when it's easy.
CALLUM
She came in to Rivers & Rhodes Bookstore and asked for books with happy endings only.
I gave her a recommendation, an invitation, and an offer of friendship. Now, this beautiful brave woman is completely under my skin. I'm not here to win a competition against him. I'm here because choosing someone, second by second, is the only way I understand love.
Content Warnings: on page cheating, emotional and physical infidelity, cancer, mentions of vomiting, bleeding, surgery. Please be advised.