Littlelovestories

Ace watches out the window as the man he came to college for, and is leaving because of, loses all the aggression in his stride at the sight of karma awaiting him. The door opens so gently it’s almost as though Leo’s trying to sneak in, though when he turns his attention to Leo, the door is closed just as softly. “Hi.” Ace fakes a smile at Leo. Leo fakes one back. “Hi.” “Want to watch my abuser get arrested with me?” Ace extends a hand to Leo, needing his comfort right now mo

“Carter, get out,” Leo cannot believe who is waiting for him in the lounge room of the frat, surrounded by every other member of the house. “I have something for Ace,” Carter says. “He’s not here,” Leo says, walking right past him and heading up the stairs. For someone feeling so lonely, he cannot wait to finally be alone today. “That’s your problem, not mine. He fucked around and found out. Threw his future down the drain and dropped out because of you. The least you could do is

Even though Leo had believed Ace meant it when he promised to still be here in the morning, the empty bed is exactly what Leo expected the moment Ace fell asleep in his arms last night. Leo’s not even upset to sit up and find Ace’s bags are gone, along with all the belongings he’s been getting used to seeing around his room. The room seems emptier than it’d been before Ace even begged his way into it. There’s a lot more that is left emptier than it’d started, but there’s no point in dw

Jasper slips into a seat in the back row of the auditorium and waits. It’s been difficult to keep Ryan’s upcoming audition from the band for the past month, so he’s hoping it won’t be much longer before they have a better idea of what is going on with Ryan’s career. He has every intention of being impartial, as a fellow professional in the entertainment industry, about the other auditions. All the auditions are incredible, but he hates every one of them because it seems impartiality isn’t someth

Over the next month, Simon, Luke, Blake, and Jasper work hard on producing at least one of their singles each, getting ready to put more music out and get their comeback under the new label underway. Ryan continues working with them, helping wherever he finds an opportunity. He’d chosen not to tell the rest of the band he’s planning to follow his dance career and take his chances with this Broadway opportunity. The audition day is fast approaching and the only thing keeping him from c

Jasper walks into the bedroom, intending to keep walking and force Ryan to stare at him naked all night, except there’s a suit bag hanging on the mirror that steals his attention. On the front of the bag is a sticky note saying, ‘wear me’. Jasper unzips the bag and touches the dark blue velvet suit. “I need you to keep yourself busy for a while,” Ryan says, walking out of the bathroom in black suit pants, buttoning up his white dress-shirt. The sight of him alone is a challenge to Jas

“Hey. You’re home.” The tenderness in Ryan’s greeting melts through Jasper, making Jasper realize he’s missed this more than he thought. Coming home to Ryan is the first time he’s felt like he’s truly come home in all these months. That voice. The soft love carried through his tone. It envelops Jasper, and he never wants to live without it again. Jasper bites his lip to suppress the grin crossing his face. His cheeks are starting to hurt from all the smiling he’s done today. “Hey yourself.

Ace has never been more grateful for an entire weekend. Two whole days without having to leave the frat could not have come at a better time. Because outside the frat is an entire campus who saw the video. Better still, two whole days not having to leave Leo’s room. Because outside Leo’s room is an entire frat who saw the video. It’s bad enough sharing the room with someone who has not only seen the video, but has heard Ace break down the trauma of what he brought up in the video. The embar

The Obsolete returns to the music scene as an unstoppable force. With Ryan back, Jasper’s determined to cement their status as a power couple. But things have changed. Ryan’s career is at a crossroads. Jasper puts on the performance of a lifetime to convince everyone he’s fine. And an invasive media debacle sends the band into a fight for their personal privacy once more. When Ryan takes the stage with the bravest solo of his life, will it be enough to reassure Jasper they can really have it all?

Collecting his clothes from the floor and the bed, Jasper shakes off the rose petals and gets dressed, turning to the mirror to tidy his hair. He’s surprised by how nothing looks or feels different. He’s not sure what he expected really, but he’d had it in his mind this milestone would change him somehow. After a lifetime of hearing how sacred sex is, the act of doing it out of wedlock, with a man no less, has left him buzzing. “Do you think the guys will know?” he asks, knowing it’s a dumb

“What are you doing?” Ryan asks as Jasper opens the passenger seat door. “Coming home with you,” Jasper says, climbing into the rental car before Ryan can question him further. He’s buzzing with excitement. The difficult part of the day is over, and now he’s ready to relax and enjoy having his boyfriend home. He can’t wait to see Ryan’s reaction to the way he’s decorated their place. Ryan gets in the car, but doesn’t speak the entire drive home. “I know you’ve said that it was just a f

Jasper stays home and keeps a low profile for the next week, waiting for his black eye to fade away. Using Daniel’s attorney-based advice, Jasper quietly goes about pressing charges for the attack. Jasper knows this could easily get out of hand, and Mark had already offered his help with anything, so Jasper puts his trust issues aside and reaches out. Together, he, Mark, and Leo come up with multiple plans of action to protect Grace’s privacy if it gets out into the media. He also uses the oppor

“Is he okay?” Ace is relieved to hear Leo’s voice, but he doesn’t react or respond. He wants to. He wants to break down and scream that he’s not okay, but he can’t make his lips move. “Is he normally like this?” Bailey asks. She’s been so kind to him through the chaos since Leo left. Her words of support and encouragement had been so appreciated, but that flood of emotion that gave him the strength to ask Taylor for the video he’d taken of their break-up, and escalated to Bailey talking him

“Excuse me?” Jasper raises an eyebrow and crosses his arms as he stands in the doorway, blocking it. The man’s face holds a hateful glare, piercingly cold blue eyes and jaw clenched tight. He steps closer, balling his twitching hands into fists. “Don’t fuck with me. I know you would know where she is. Where is she?” he demands through gritted teeth. Jasper doesn’t move as the man he barely recognizes steps into his personal space to intimidate him. “Look, I don’t know who you are…” Jas

Ace is pacing in his dorm room when a knock startles him, followed by the comfort of Leo’s voice. “Ace? Are you okay?” Ace opens the door and instantly sobs at the comfort of seeing Leo before him. “My meds are gone. I can feel myself breaking and I don’t want to be alone, or confront him like. I’m scared of what will happen. I just wanted.” Ace draws in a deep breath and sighs heavily. “I want to feel safe.” “What happened to your meds?” Leo asks. “I think Carter got rid of