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  1. Stuff People Do Complete

    By Ronyx, in Fiction. 05/26/2021 (Updated: 11/15/2021)

    Genres: General Fiction, Romance
    Sub-genres: Drama, General Romance
    • teen
    • young adult
    • gay
    • serious
    • religion

    Matt Stevens is a normal sixteen-year-old. He goes to school and makes good grades. Even though he is being raised in an extremely religious home, he manages to do well. Then, unexpectedly, his life takes an abrupt turn late one night when his best friend, Ricky, kisses him while wrestling on the bed. Matt starts to question his own sexuality, and he begins to realize he is gay. His life starts to spiral out of control, leading to many unexpected twists and turns.

    • 25 Chapters
    • 92,791 Words
    • 109,964 Views
    • 236 Comments
    • 23 Recommendations
    • Mature
  2. Rotten Apples Long-Term Hold

    By Black Paper, in Fiction. 05/24/2020 (Updated: 07/04/2021)

    Genres: Fantasy, Action/Adventure, General Fiction, Mystery, Romance
    Sub-genres: Adventure, Drama, General Fantasy, General Romance, Light Mystery
    • teen
    • angels
    • magic
    • gay
    • suburban
    • road-trip
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    • high school

    🍎 William-Decker Irving is a country boy from the South. He was happy, free, innocent, and the son & heir to his family’s successful Apple Orchard business. The country life is all he ever knew. That’s all he ever was. But, when he is forced to move, up North, into a busy suburban town & attend public school for the very first time, being a homeschooled boy with little to no social skills or knowledge of the modern world, he faces new experiences, challenges, & meets people that he will never forget for the rest of his life.

    • 16 Chapters
    • 63,636 Words
    • 42,433 Views
    • 141 Comments
    • 4 Recommendations
    • Teen
  3. The Barnstable Chronicles: Charlie Danner Finds His Way 2. The Barnstable Chronicles Complete

    By FlyOnTheWall, in Fiction. 12/06/2017 (Updated: 06/29/2021)

    Genres: Comedy, General Fiction, Romance
    Sub-genres: Comedy Modern, Drama, General Romance
    • teen
    • young adult
    • gay
    • under 18
    • anal
    • light-hearted
    • love
    • friendship

    Charlie Danner Finds His Way is a spinoff of Stitcher, my most recent story. Charlie is a secondary character in that story but quickly became a favorite of my readers. While you don't have to read Stitcher to become fully engaged in Charlie's story, it would be helpful as there will be many connections made between the two stories. Charlie is a special guy. I fell in love with him, too!

    Enjoy the story and please leave comments when you finish a chapter. Those comments are so much more than ego boosts - they actually help me decide in the direction I take the story!

    Enjoy!!

    • 13 Chapters
    • 74,193 Words
    • 66,253 Views
    • 171 Comments
    • 2 Recommendations
    • Mature
  4. The Barnstable Chronicles - Book 6: The Barnstable Cowboy 6. The Barnstable Chronicles Complete

    By FlyOnTheWall, in Fiction. 09/14/2020 (Updated: 06/05/2021)

    Genres: Romance
    Sub-genres: General Romance
    • teen
    • young adult
    • gay
    • love

    Book six in The Barnstable Chronicles Series.

    (It would be helpful to read the other books before reading this. It's HIGHLY recommended that you read book 3, Vic Greeley Comes Home before you read this story.

    • 15 Chapters
    • 70,496 Words
    • 32,985 Views
    • 141 Comments
    • 3 Recommendations
    • Mature
  5. How I Accidentally Slept With My ... Complete

    By Ethan, in Fiction. 08/23/2020 (Updated: 11/26/2020)

    Genres: General Fiction, Mystery, Romance
    Sub-genres: Drama, General Romance, Light Mystery
    • young adult
    • gay
    • university
    • casual
    • coming of age
    • coming out
    • love
    • friendship

    It's just supposed to be a fun night out. You’re at a bar and you meet a guy. He flirts a bit, you flirt back. Just a bit of harmless fun. But a few too many drinks later, he ends up at your place. A random hookup never hurt, you tell yourself. It’s not like you’re going to see him again. But what happens if it turns out he’s not just a random hookup. What happens if he’s actually someone who is part of your life. Well, that’s when things get complicated …

    • 11 Chapters
    • 29,050 Words
    • 72,650 Views
    • 259 Comments
    • 14 Recommendations
    • Mature
  6. Give It To Me Straight Complete

    By Comicality, in Fiction. 09/22/2019 (Updated: 11/17/2020)

    Genres: General Fiction, Romance
    Sub-genres: Coming of Age, Contemporary Romance
    • teen
    • under 18
    • north america
    • coming of age
    • light-hearted
    • modern

    Even though Jamie and his best friend, Silas, are pretty much known for mentally drooling over every cute boy they come across...adolescent hormones and all...it was 'Ricky' that always manages to shoot to the top of the list whenever they're in the same room with him. Even though Ricky is interested in girls, Jamie is beginning to wonder just how 'straight' he is.

    Ricky has just moved into a house across the street from him this past Summer. Just how 'curious' might Ricky be...if given the chance to ask?

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    • 11 Chapters
    • 39,888 Words
    • 59,073 Views
    • 82 Comments
    • 3 Recommendations
    • Mature
  7. Tied up in Knotts Complete

    By Mrsgnomie, in Fiction. 05/30/2020 (Updated: 11/14/2020)

    Genres: Comedy, General Fiction, Romance
    Sub-genres: Comedy Modern, Drama, General Romance, Contemporary Romance
    • gay
    • anal
    • first time
    • love
    • friendship

    Nash Cushman had a good life. Nominated for 'Man of the Year, he had a good job, a great husband, and a community of people who loved him. Until he didn't. Through it all, life and love found a way. One man got what he never knew he wanted (or needed) while the other got the impossible.

    • 21 Chapters
    • 170,805 Words
    • 191,127 Views
    • 806 Comments
    • 66 Recommendations
    • Mature
  8. William's Love Complete

    By Bndmetl, in Fiction. 01/05/2017 (Updated: 10/06/2020)

    Genres: Action/Adventure, Comedy, General Fiction, Romance
    Sub-genres: Adventure, Comedy Modern, Drama, General Romance
    • teen
    • young adult
    • gay
    • under 18
    • north america
    • friendship

    Two best friends set out on a road trip after the death of one of their Dad's. They develop their already close relationship along the way. What will happen once they get back home.

    • 47 Chapters
    • 251,953 Words
    • 317,680 Views
    • 844 Comments
    • 10 Recommendations
    • Mature
  9. The Golden City Long-Term Hold

    By Aceinthehole, in Fiction. 06/07/2018 (Updated: 09/14/2020)

    Genres: Action/Adventure, General Fiction, Romance
    Sub-genres: Adventure, Coming of Age, Contemporary Romance
    • gay
    • suburban
    • coming of age
    • coming out

    Fifteen year old Arthur Price just saw his world come crashing down. From his mysterious family troubles, to the tragic sudden death of his single mother, everything Arthur has known is falling apart. However when an unlikely hero takes him in they find they both have a lot to learn before they can escape Arthur’s living nightmare

    • 49 Chapters
    • 280,941 Words
    • 267,343 Views
    • 924 Comments
    • 9 Recommendations
    • Mature
  10. Goodnight and Godspeed Complete

    By FlyOnTheWall, in Fiction. 07/07/2020 (Updated: 09/14/2020)

    Genres: Romance
    Sub-genres: General Romance
    • mature adult
    • adult
    • gay
    • north america

    Greyson Myers anchors the the number-one newscast on cable. To the world, he and his wife Elizabeth were America's couple. At least until their divorce.

    Grey was not himself after divorce. With the encouragement of the network, his manager sends him to Hawaii for a two-week seminar called Epic Life.

    Greyson Myers has no idea what roads he will travel on his way to that epic life. Greyson Myers has no idea who the stunning man was who caught his eye at the very first session. Greyson Myers has no idea why it was a man that caught his eye.

    • 11 Chapters
    • 50,609 Words
    • 37,918 Views
    • 129 Comments
    • 7 Recommendations
    • Mature
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