high school - Stories

Jake is a popular high school student that couldn't be more lonely. Nic is a prickly loner with a dark past. The two couldn't be more different on the surface, and initially clash. An encounter between them changes everything, whether they want it to or not.

A district wrestling camp opportunity arises, and although he is the youngest participant, Benji makes the most of it.

Gary's best friend, Jace, has just been dumped by someone he really cared for. While trying to console him, will sympathy be confused with something else? Or is a hug all that is needed to get through the night?

Submitted for the "Good intentions" Anthology.

Kyle Thorburn feels unlucky. But could he actually be cursed by another boy who is in love with him? A slighted lover, someone who is trying to kill him?

Two high school students run into each other in an unexpected way. What happens when they cross paths the next time may surprise you!

Carl is the American boy next door that women fawn over, girls shy from, and boys vie for his attention.

Being the oldest and growing up in a large family can be hard, especially when you are gay and the family is extremely homophobic. You are constantly being compared to your deceased father. A man whose stature and deeds are always increasing, as time goes by, and are held up as your goals. Anytime you reach those goals, your mother moves the goalpost further away.

You never seem to measure up. You are always being told that you are worthless and will never amount to anything since you cannot measure up to your father. It never mattered that you were a straight "A" student and that you were an athlete.

A series of weekend gatherings between a group of high school students secures their close friendship and makes sure that nothing changes from the bond they've been sharing since they were young. However, when two boys, Gavin and Bryce, discover a little something extra in their friendship...hanging out with the rest of the group may never be the same again.

Based on Prompt# 694 - "I'm tired of this, so I'm going home."

The first story in (hopefully) a series based on some of the students at Oxbow Lakes HS