classmates - Stories

Horrified, I jumped off and rode home standing on the pedals, moving like the wind. Mother took one look at me and had me lie on the couch with my shorts and underwear around my ankles. She tried to pull the splinter out, and I screamed bloody murder. Then she wrapped some ice cubes in a facecloth, hoping to numb the area before trying again. Have you ever had an ice cube escape its confinement and pause as if deciding how far it should travel? I now know that water seeks its own level, and ice-cold water is no exception. It found the perfect valley to irrigate.

Taylor and Jason have been friends since preschool. Now in their junior year of high school, Taylor must confront his feelings for Jason when they become involved in a mock trial competition. Discover what happens when Taylor makes the mistake of his life and jeopardizes their friendship.

Nineteen, not out, and secretly into the guy who took the only open seat in his astronomy lab. The hottest guy he's ever met. Older, unbothered, straight as far as Cole can tell. A slow-burn, first-time story told across one semester, intrusive thoughts included. He kept saying I owe you one. Neither of them knew where it would lead. Fifteen chapters. The complete story.

Shy Aussie teen finds his first love in small country town

Two best friends. Ten years of lies. One reunion that changes everything. Kyle and Nile have spent a decade pretending they're fine—pretending they're successful, pretending their marriages weren't mistakes, pretending prom night never happened. When they finally stop performing, the truth is messier, funnier, and more terrifying than either expected. But maybe the boy you almost kissed is the one you were meant to end up with all along. A bittersweet, hilarious second-chance romance about coming home.

Felix has a system. Ryder is a system error. When a missing student and a slice of stolen treacle tart turn Felix into the school's most feared warlock, Ryder decides he's running a scam—and he's going to prove it. But the more Ryder follows him, the more Felix's rigid world unravels. Dark Academia has never been this ridiculous, and falling in love has never been this chaotic. A gay rom-com about luck, lies, and the absolute disaster of being seen.

Emory had his whole life planned out. Go to college, become successful, marry Danielle. Then one night, he met a boy who took his virginity, and now Emory is about to turn his life upside down and follow the boy across the country. It's time for this boy to meet other boys.