Except Richie
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Last published Thu, Apr 30, 2026
Dylan has always been into women. That part of himself has never been a question.
Then one night he gets dragged out to a gay club and gets tangled up with the one person he definitely shouldn't want-his best friend's younger brother.
Richie is cocky, persistent, and impossible to ignore. Dylan tells himself it was just alcohol, bad timing, and one mistake.
That explanation gets harder to believe the more he wants it to happen again.
A mature contemporary romance about denial, attraction, and a trans man questioning more than he bargained for.
Tropes / themes:
-Best friend's younger brother 👀
-Forbidden attraction 🔥
-Identity questioning 🌀
-Bad decisions 😈
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