Wish We Never Started

Wish We Never Started

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Gabriel has secrets. He moved to get away from his parents-or something like that. Leaving behind his wealthy family in San Francisco, he now lives in a studio apartment outside of Chicago. Navigating his twenties and the unexpected reality of being an adult leaves him more introverted than ever, only meeting one person who understands him-his best friend Diego. Two years into his new life and things could be a lot better. Fresh out of a short but bittersweet relationship, and desperately needing work, he accepts a job as a dish washer at a local diner. This is where Gabriel meets Sadie. This is just the beginning.…

How You Left Me

How You Left Me

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-ˋˏThis is a stand-alone sequel to Bruised Knuckles! ˎˊ-━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Five years later. Four unanswered letters. So much inbetween. Orion is alive. After the tragic passing of his parents in a plane crash, Orion returns home to visit New Jersey, where his childhood home once stood. But it's also where he left his first love, Axel, before getting swept away to California. What will happen if their paths collide again? Can love outweigh betrayal?…

Bruised Knuckles

Bruised Knuckles

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[boyxboy] [#143 in teen fiction] [completed] *TW: Trauma, death, drugs, bullying, attempted suicide*His parents are drug addicts and alcoholics.His brother is in a gang.His sister doesn't talk much.He plays baseball and knows how to stand up for himself. What's one more thing added to the list going to do? A lot. Orion is gay, and that one little uncontrollable identity pushes him over the edge, when it should set him free.Cover thanks to @-normalityCompleted 12/16/2016 @ 4:49 PM EST…

Eliott Price Should be Dead

Eliott Price Should be Dead

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[boyxboy] [#42 in general fiction]Eliott is alive.He's navigated through foster families, group homes, and no home. Through it all, Nigel has been by his side. Now that high school is over and they've found a place - a real home - to live with their best friend from school, everything is looking up. Not for long.Sexuality, love, loss, and growing into your own shoes is a lot harder than it seems. - cover thanks to @roadtrips…

contest entries and covers

contest entries and covers

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Cover entries! [#55 in Random!]…

Love Wins LGBT+ Stories Book Club (CLOSED)

Love Wins LGBT+ Stories Book Club (CLOSED)

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(CLOSED) This bookclub is for LGBT+ stories or those involving any characters who are lgbt. Everyone is welcome, feel free to join and receive feedback on your work while reading new stories!…

The Things Our Parents Taught Us (ONC 2020)

The Things Our Parents Taught Us (ONC 2020)

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One likes to fight. One hides the truth. One keeps them all in line. Nadia, Jax, and Angelo are triplets from the imaginary city of New Canton. Their parents have been selling drugs for years, absent from their lives. As a result, the teenagers have learned to sell, fight, and keep everything afloat. Almost eighteen and high school dropouts, the siblings are suddenly faced with a question: how far will you go to find yourself? Written in the POV of each triplet, find out what it takes to fight your demons and put the past behind you. [ONC prompt #4]#perdurableawards…