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  1. The Path: Change or Stay the Same Complete

    By astone2292, in Fiction. 12/05/2024 (Updated: 12/05/2024)

    Genres: Action/Adventure, Paranormal
    Sub-genres: Adventure, Werewolves
    • were-creatures
    • vacation
    • mental health

    Frankie was often misunderstood in the public eye. So imagine his surprise when someone unexpected can keep up with his warped mind. All he had to do was take a vacation.

    • 1 Chapters
    • 1,921 Words
    • 649 Views
    • 18 Comments
    • 5 Recommendations
    • Mature
  2. Reflecting in Haiku In Process

    By empath, in Poetry. 10/15/2024 (Updated: 11/08/2024)

    Genres: Poetry
    Sub-genres: Haiku
    • no sex
    • serious
    • philosophy
    • depression
    • journal
    • mental health

    Emotions, memories, and ideas battle for control. Reflection helps me process and purge, changing who I am and how I understand my place in the world. I love the simplicity and profound nature of the Haiku. Perhaps these words will encourage or inspire you today. If not, at least it is a quick read... Much Love!

    • 3 Chapters
    • 245 Words
    • 835 Views
    • 9 Comments
    • 1 Recommendation
    • Teen
  3. We Hold These Truths to be Self-Evident Land of Lincoln Complete

    By empath, in Fiction. 10/15/2024 (Updated: 10/22/2024)

    Genres: General Fiction, Romance, Literary Fiction
    Sub-genres: Drama, General Romance, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary Literary, Slice of Life
    • mature adult
    • adult
    • gay
    • coming out
    • serious
    • modern
    • love
    • mental health

    Joshua is living the American Dream, but he knows that his perfect life in the Land of Lincoln is a lie. Things are about to take a major turn, and all it will take is some click bait, a dead president, and an empty bottle of Scotch. A coming out story, and a reflection on mankind's inalienable rights. (Read time: ~ 1 hour)

    • 4 Chapters
    • 12,589 Words
    • 4,134 Views
    • 44 Comments
    • 8 Recommendations
    • Mature
  4. Jacob's Advocate Complete

    By Jeff Burton, in Fiction. 04/16/2023 (Updated: 10/15/2024)

    Genres: General Fiction, Romance
    Sub-genres: Drama, General Romance, Coming of Age
    • teen
    • gay
    • coming of age
    • coming out
    • serious
    • fighting
    • high school
    • mental health

    Tyler and Jacob were the best of friends, until a misunderstanding tore them apart. After Jacob's revenge, the boy he hurt the most becomes his strongest supporter in an attempt to undo the mistake that caused the whole incident to begin with.

    This story is about the mistakes people make in the heat of anger, and the love that will stop at nothing to save them from it, and the overall consequences that follow. Join Tyler as he becomes Jacob's Advocate.

    • 9 Chapters
    • 53,912 Words
    • 34,204 Views
    • 225 Comments
    • 16 Recommendations
    • Mature
  5. The Black Dog Blues Complete

    By Mikiesboy, in 2024 - In Too Deep. 10/10/2024 (Updated: 10/10/2024)

    Genres: General Fiction, Horror
    Sub-genres: Drama, Psychological
    • serious
    • depression
    • mental health

    This is poetry written during my recent depressive cycle. I'm learning to accept depression as part of myself rather than as something separate from me.

    For those who may not know, 'black dog' is a metaphor for depression or melancholy.

    • 1 Chapters
    • 387 Words
    • 1,512 Views
    • 26 Comments
    • 5 Recommendations
    • Everyone
  6. Trash Polka 2. Hard Won Happy Endings Long-Term Hold

    By Demiurge, in Fiction. 01/24/2024 (Updated: 10/02/2024)

    Genres: Romance
    Sub-genres: General Romance
    • young adult
    • gay
    • anal
    • bdsm
    • oral
    • friendship
    • mental health

    Pink hair, piercings, eccentric fashion, and a crippling, all-encompassing fear of commitment. Which is just fear of abandonment all dressed up for the party. Internal struggles aside, River has plenty of options.

    The issue is, they all pale in comparison to what will be a monumentally bad decision.

    They weren't supposed to meet. He wasn't supposed to like him. It was never supposed to become more.

    The universe had different plans.

    Things get messy and feelings get hurt.

    • 30 Chapters
    • 102,739 Words
    • 27,252 Views
    • 322 Comments
    • 8 Recommendations
    • Mature
  7. Troublemaker Complete

    By Superpride, in Fiction. 08/22/2024 (Updated: 09/15/2024)

    Genres: Romance
    Sub-genres: Contemporary Romance
    • young adult
    • gay
    • urban
    • fostering
    • medical
    • modern
    • friendship
    • mental health

    My name is Todd. As a college dropout with a minimum-wage job, I just live in the moment with aspirations of becoming an artist one day. That was until Barrett, my older brother's sexy best friend and a paramedic, walks into a gay bar I frequent. And guess what, he's also a homophobe who crushed my interest in him during my teen years. What's he doing here? And I keep seeing him. At my job, at my dad's cookout, and at the bar again. No way is he going to convince me that he's a better man now who can steal my heart away...and possibly break it in return.

    • 25 Chapters
    • 78,130 Words
    • 43,325 Views
    • 425 Comments
    • 10 Recommendations
    • Mature
  8. Thicker Than Water Complete

    By John Henry, in Fiction. 05/20/2023 (Updated: 08/04/2024)

    Genres: Comedy, General Fiction, Literary Fiction
    Sub-genres: Comedy Modern, Drama, Coming of Age, Contemporary Literary
    • teen
    • north america
    • coming of age
    • serious
    • pansexual
    • mental health

    14-year-old Bryan Padilla is caught between worlds he doesn't feel connected to. Having been abandoned by their birth parents at a young age, Bryan and his younger brother, Caleb, were adopted by a family friend, Diego Padilla, and raised in a culture not of their own. Though it is the only life Caleb has ever known, Bryan inwardly struggles with his feelings about life, death, race and sexuality. Things escalate shortly after the death of his birth mother. Can Bryan come to terms with his situation as a figure from his past tries to upend his entire life?

    • 67 Chapters
    • 171,774 Words
    • 131,531 Views
    • 1,474 Comments
    • 33 Recommendations
    • Mature
  9. Beyond A Colour Temporary Hold

    By Sam Wyer, in Fiction. 04/25/2024 (Updated: 07/09/2024)

    Genres: General Fiction, Romance, Literary Fiction
    Sub-genres: Drama, Coming of Age, Contemporary Romance, Slice of Life
    • young adult
    • gay
    • suburban
    • europe
    • coming of age
    • high school
    • mental health

    Boy meets boy, leaves boy, meets another boy. All the usual things happen to someone with a thankfully less-than-usual life.

    • 5 Chapters
    • 17,776 Words
    • 6,580 Views
    • 24 Comments
    • 3 Recommendations
    • Teen
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