Littlelovestories

“I can’t believe this,” Ryan scoffs, looking away from his phone as though repulsed by the review he’d just read. Jasper contains his amusement, knowing Ryan’s far from finding the loss of his job funny. “I can,” Jasper says, leaning over and kissing Ryan’s shoulder, hoping it’ll be some comfort. “I helped him. I did him a favor.” Ryan’s taking the betrayal way too personally. “It’s Broadway, baby. You gave Elliott a space to shine, and he took the opportunity. A

“So, you’re going to be a coach on The Voice, huh?” Ryan asks as he climbs into bed beside Jasper. “Apparently. I don’t know. That feels like one really insane fever dream, honestly. I haven’t really processed it. How was your night? I barely saw you.” Jasper moves closer to Ryan in bed. “Well, mostly mingling and being lectured by Elliott about our privilege.” Ryan sighs, staring up at the ceiling. “I’m thinking of quitting the show.” “What? Because of Elliott?”

After the successful assassination of his older brother, Xavier, the party boy deviant, is forced to take over ruling as Prince of The Underworld. It's all fun and games until the welcome party with his subjects is ruined by a pissed off Demigod coming to collect on a promise his dear, dead brother stupidly made. Xavier has no intention of making good on the deal, especially when he finds out it involves him. But when the Prince of the Underworld takes on a Demigod, they find their murderous blood-thirst isn't that far from lust, and until they can break the spell keeping them both invincible, they might as well enjoy themselves.

The masquerade party is wild and so intense. Jasper doesn’t know what he’s doing here, but with a mask on, he is enjoying the freedom of blending into the party unnoticed. “Hey. You’re here to see Ryan, right?” The guy behind the bar asks with a cheeky grin as he pours Jasper’s drink. “He’s upstairs dancing tonight.” Jasper tries to act uninterested, but the minute the bartender turns his attention away, he is making his way upstairs. He’s shocked by what he fin

Outside the club with his back against the cold cement and his front on fire, Jasper is barely breathing. The man he’s been unable to stop thinking about is pressed against him, his elbow just above Jasper’s shoulder blocking his face from view as the security guard pokes his head out and looks around. He presses his forehead to Jasper’s, his sweet breath taunting Jasper’s restrained desires. It takes only a moment before the security guard retreats and the man pulls back slightly. De

Ryan wakes to the sound of Jasper gasping. “Ry, your ass is all over the internet,” Jasper gives a delighted laugh. Ryan reaches for Jasper, pulling him close and snuggling up to him. “Shh.” “No, I’m serious. I’m not talking about your billboard ass. I mean your young topless waiter ass.” Jasper shoves his phone in Ryan’s face. Ryan cracks an eye open to see a photo of a group of girls with Team Bride sashes, surrounding a young Ryan in nothing but his underwear

Jasper stands outside Beth’s house. His hands are shaking as he lifts one to knock. He knew this would be a surprise visit, but since he’s rarely available, hopefully Beth would jump at the opportunity. The door opens and it’s Beth’s dad. “Jasper! Great to see you here. Elizabeth should be home shortly. Come on in.” Despite the excited greeting, Jasper is less than keen to actually step inside. But he takes a deep breath and enters. The living room is quiet, when he and his s

In Do You Ship Us? Ryan claimed Damien used to get him high and take advantage of him. At one point Damien told Jasper Ryan sometimes asked for it when he wanted to get out of his own head. This kinda shows the path Ryan could have gone down had he not been given the opportunity to leave this life behind and join the band.

Ryan's been back at work barely a month, and he's already back doing gigs on the second floor. There was a time when he'd been thrilled to be given this position, but something felt off about it now. After only a few hours having people shout objectifying things about his body, and the wandering hands touching him wherever they could, he feels drained. His dance moves aren’t as smooth, because for every single unsolicited stroke of strangers' fingers over his skin, he’s re-living memories of Dam

“Where have you been?” seems to be Jasper’s new greeting for Leo these days, and with good reason. “Kevin and I took a holiday to Bali for a fortnight. Does Ryan know you stole another baby?” Leo asks with a smile as he points to the infant Jasper is nursing. Jasper rolls his eyes and steps out of the way of the door. “Is Kevin with you?” he asks, looking past Leo. “No.” Leo shrugs, walking in past Jasper. “He went home. Felt really weird to fly home without him,

“Well done today, everyone. Remember, we’re starting dress rehearsals next week, so consider your costumes before deciding what to eat over the weekend,” the director calls as the cast leave the stage. The full run-through had gone almost perfectly, and Ryan can’t help lamenting that the feedback wasn’t more positive. On his way backstage, he offers some kind words to as many people as he can. “It’s my wedding anniversary tonight, and I’m pretty sure Kate will divorce me if I don’t ea

This is more an alternative re-imagining of the first book wherein Ryan didn't get an offer to join The Obsolete.

What if Ryan didn't join the band and never got to leave his mind-numbing job as a topless waiter? The Obsolete, running out of patience for their manager and each other, are destined to fail. On his 21st birthday, Jasper and his best friend Blake have a drunken adventure to visit as many bars as they can. To screw with their fans, they head into The Grind, where Jasper is surprised to find himself both slightly unsure and extremely comfortable. Especially when he and Blake are served by a man Jasper can't keep his eyes off. If the band didn't bring them together, would Jasper and Ryan have ever fallen in love?

“Ryan. I’m so glad you’re back. How was your holiday?” It’s clear the man doesn’t care as he frantically goes about setting up for the night. Had he known why Ryan suddenly stopped coming to work, he’d have said ‘I’m glad you’re alive’, but it’s no surprise at all that Damien couldn’t bring himself to be honest about a single damn thing. “Hope you’ve been keeping fit.” The man throws him an apron and rushes away again, leaving Ryan to head through to the staff room. Ryan pu

“Jasper, there you are.” Jasper’s dad calls out the moment Jasper enters the building. “I’ve found him.” Jasper raises a quizzical eyebrow. “Found who?” “The young man who flushed the condom...” “Oh my god, not this again.” Jasper presses his large take-away coffee mug against his temple and closes his eyes. “I’ve got two teething children at home who took turns not sleeping last night. I did not come in today to have this conversation all over again. Please, can