Stories

Kodi is trying to relax during his summer vacation, but his best friend Omar wants to drag him to the gym. But the reason he doesn't want to go is because he has a crush on the new lifeguard Mason. What will happen when Kodi encounters the hunky lifeguard once again?

How is it that the most well known rivals of Ikebukuro can become lovers? Well, there is a...not so simple equation to it all. One man with a heart of gold that has a hard time with words and can’t hold a grudge against his rival. Plus an info broker that holds a certain interest to a monster and who also suddenly becomes possessed equals a couple that shouldn't even work...at all. But they somehow make it work, in the most complex ways.

Paul tells his sister Maya how he met Sam, became his friend and fell in love with him eventually.

Justin, a freshman in high school, walks in one day to have one of his idol's groupies corner Justin to meet him that night. I wonder what he wants?

Two boys meet in the late '80s and discover that there are people who feel as they do. Things don't always work out, though...or can they?

This is the story about my first love some years ago.

Miles Standifer is due to graduate in less than 24 hours. He stops by the campus library shortly before closing to return a book he borrowed months ago. While there he sees the professor he's been crushing on since sophomore year. He works up the nerve to finally approach him, but when he goes to open his mouth, he cannot speak. Neither can the professor. No one inside the library can speak. When Miles goes to leave, he finds all of the doors locked. Oh, and there's a dead body in one of the study rooms. And the promise of more death before the end of the night.

The ambition of courtier Gesi Ajai threatens the Empire of Lyra. Skilled general Raithion Maenaer meets Azula, a blacksmith, but their connection is cut short. Years later, Basileus Dio has thwarted Gesi's ambition, but Gesi now plans to take the throne by any means. Raithion and Azula must bring Gesi down and navigate treacherous court politics. Will they succeed?

Aaron and Slade have their world changed with an announcement: Aaron's moving. His father's promotion is relocating him to Boston, MA. Aaron has no choice but to move with his family. Can their relationship survive the long distance?

Brian and Danny are married. But they are stuck in limbo and can’t get past it. Can an Advent calendar, some Christmas ornaments, and a cigarette get them beyond the stasis that has frozen their lives? Will the lights of Christmas shining in the darkness help them find the peace they truly need? This is a Christmas story in eight parts.