Bar Stories

Eli Mercer is a 22-year-old queer man trying to survive a life that refuses to fully accept him. Raised by a devout, controlling mother who believes his identity is something that can-and must-be "corrected," Eli learns early that love in his home comes with conditions. In search of connection, he falls into a complicated relationship with Daniel, an older married man who promises devotion while keeping Eli hidden in the shadows of secrecy and manipulation. When Eli begins to find comfort in a queer-friendly Chicago bar called The Lantern, he meets Carmen Alvarez, a sharp-witted bartender who slowly becomes the first stable, maternal presence in his life. Through her and the chosen family of the bar's LGBTQ+ community-karaoke nights, memorial walls, and fierce protectors-Eli begins to glimpse what real acceptance looks like. But his fragile sense of safety shatters when he is abducted after a concert and forced into a religious conversion program, an ordeal orchestrated in part by his own mother. As Carmen and the queer community mobilize with activists, legal allies, and survivor networks, Eli fights to hold onto himself. What follows is a story of survival, chosen family, and the painful but powerful journey toward reclaiming identity, freedom, and home.

Plan the Perfect Date Night at Houston's Most Romantic Wine Bar

As the title says this is a parrot oneshot (for now) (I literaly came with this at 2am so don't blame me 😭) Also as you know English isn't my first language so let's see how it goes :D If anything sounds off or there is a better way to express it PLS HELP ME IMPROVE as long as you aren't rude at all TYYY PS: I have another parrot book if you wanna check it ;) PPS: If I have more visions like this I may update this more, but I'm not sure 😅

She only had one goal that night: find the next name on the list. Maybe some stories aren't meant to end happy. Maybe some people are just meant to pass through our lives, leaving us a little more broken, but a little more real. In a game where everyone plays, will she be the one who ends up getting played? (WSSTB) 01

Dunk has three months for his teaching internship, three months to follow a future chosen for him. At Greenwich Academy, he meets Joong, a student everyone has already given up on. A boy with no plans for tomorrow, and no reason to care about today. They were never supposed to matter to each other. But in three months, everything changes. Pond runs YOLO bar, Phuwin is the son of a famous basketball coach, working as a personal trainer with a perfect life. They started as just friends with benefits, no strings attached. But Phuwin kept coming back, and Pond stopped pretending it's casual. But can their love survive Phuwin's perfect life?

Have you ever wondered what goes on in the minds of those who write vampire stories? No need to ask more than once, because now our Castle has an open bar where you can get to know the writers of the vampire stories on Wattpad. These amazing authors will tell us some of their darkest secrets, those kept behind closed doors or within their coffins and covens. Want to know what they're thinking? Come and join us!

✧⁠*⁠。Reign & Rafael Pleasure in the peak of soberness.

I wrote this in 2024 and I just wanna get peoples view on it so please readd. This is a interracial story about a stripper and drug dealer have fun.

Emma and Logan(two musicians) have written a song, waiting patiently to perform it in an underground bar, they watch the previous act and eventually have their moment to sing their own long awaited song together.

Book 1 Imani is a paramedic student in her first year overwhelmed with school and self-doubt. One day after midterms, her friends dragged her to the new hip bar, Nor and Oak, for a night of release. That's when she meets him. Malik Rowe Tall, handsome, and eight years older. Malik is co-owner of Noir and Oak. She is instantly smitten. But as she tries to get closer, Malik seems to keep her at a distance. His heart still belongs to someone from his past. But as Imani and Malik get closer, the woman from Malik's past returns. Now Malik finds himself torn between Imani, who is slowly bringing back the smile on his face, and the woman who was once everything to him.

~Chicklit short story contest finalist~ For Chloe Mills, her life starts to go pear-shaped when she turns thirty. Her boyfriend has just left her and soon even her job as a personal shopper at a department store is threatened by recession. Can Chloe get her life back on track with the help of her crazy pal Bianca and her hunky boss Mark?

I was passionate about him. I always made sure to please him. Maybe because of my authority issues, daughter of a big scary mean cop. Meeting a man at the bar, a familiar face to your boss. I felt ataraxy around him. Ataraxy-A state of serenity, extremely calm He's my additive drug consuming every fiber of my being, and I couldn't get enough.

{Sequel to How Bad Do You Want Me?} "You left, you just up and left without so much as a simple explanation." His big eyes stared into mine. "All these years I thought you were dead" his hands reach for mine, gently holding them he rubs circles in the back of my hand. "I-I-I'm sorry" I can't meet his eyes as, keeping my gaze on my his big hands engulfing my smaller ones. He sighs pulling my into a tight hug. "Just-just promise me you won't disappear again" he squeezes me,burring his head in the crock of my neck into my hair. "I-I promise" I squeeze him back, realizing how much I missed his hugs. Copyright © ReallyAMermaid, All Rights Reserved

"Next time, don't call me" With that, he stepped backwards, and walked off into the darkness of the night. My blood was boiling at the moment, something I've genuinely never felt. Why does he have to be so damn hot, too? That night, I can't help myself but to think about him. The way he spoke, the way he carries himself, the intensity, the piercing look in his eyes. He's entering my dreams, and I'm realizing I've seen him before.

• • • in which a young hair dresser with a dark secret catches the attention of a famous rapper. (fem oc / fluff) (um so just to be clear, this is a joke) © 2021 Froggiemaster

Karter Johansen is an epic badass. Michelle Flanders is a total nerd. Scarlet Black is a hopeless romantic. Rebecca Anderson is an obsessive band geek. Jessica Fitzgerald is a hardcore athlete. Emma Stevens is a textaholic popular. And Alexandra Quarent is all of these people. That's right, Alexandra Quarent is the girl with seven identities. She lives with her parents as a senior in high school. They know nothing. Karter, the badass, sneaks out at night with a fake ID, pretending to be twenty-one. Michelle, the nerd, is taking online college courses. Scarlet, the romantic, is dating a very popular boy, as usual. Rebecca, the band geek, has learned to play every instrument except the bassoon, which is what she's learning now. Jessica, the athlete, is now going for the school track record for the hundred meter dash. Emma, the popular, is about to have a major social crisis because her "mom" is going to punish her for her low grades and take her phone away. Alexandra, the entirety, is the family figure. This identity is solely used for the purpose of family. When Alexandra's septuple life starts to go down the drain, will all her identities follow, leading her secret to be discovered? Please vote for me<3 --Now completed-- Interested in the sequel? Check it out here: http://www.wattpad.com/story/2603704-you-don%27t-know-me-watty-awards-2013

Jay finds out his worst has become true. Kaipo and Hyun comfort him.

Kristina is a short fiction inspired by a painting I saw in an antique shop. The painting is the setting for a drama/ romance between the two main characters - Nick & Kristina.

_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_ What if Sabrina spellmen accidentally end up in another dimension while trying to reach out to her mother's soul where she meets up with The Devil , Lucifer Morningstar who owns the popular Lux Bar in Los Angeles which leads to one hell of a recipe of disaster. _+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_ __________________________________ In this Sabrina came to know about her parentage unlike in season 1 Netflix series __________________________________ __________________________________ featuring the spellmen family, Weird sisters (former) , Rosalind, Theo, Harvey, Blackwood couple, Madam Satan from "Chilling adventures of Sabrina" Amanidel,Maze, Eve, ,Ella, Dan Espinoza, Trixie, Linda, Chloe Decker, Charlie, Micheal from "Lucifer" AND John Constantine (Matt Ryan obviously) from "Constantine" __________________________________ please leave a comment and vote our story if you liked it. no promises on updates.

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