unrequited love - Stories

Owen has never met his best friend.

For four years Xavier has been a voice in his headset. Xavier knows about the dog Owen lost at nine. He knows which voice Owen uses when he's lying about being fine.

Xavier lives two thousand miles away. That's what Owen believes.

At midnight, when a man appears under the tree across the street and won't leave, Owen calls the one person who always picks up.

Xavier tells him to breathe and stay away from the window, and promises he's safe.

Xavier means every word.

He's lying about almost everything else.

A note on this story: it is written in the dense, melancholy register of 19th-century Gothic fiction, and does not shy from grief, loneliness, or loss along its way to its ending.

For a hundred and fifty years, Jack has walked a county that has forgotten him, a farm boy who bartered his soul at a crossroads and paid twice over for it. Refused by Heaven, unclaimed by Hell, he has only a stolen coal to light his way, and windows he can watch but never touch.

Then he finds Julian's: nineteen, ill, certain no one would notice if he stopped waking. As October nears Halloween, the veil thins, and an old bargain comes due.

One year. That’s all I have left with Flynn Calloway, my best friend, linemate, secret love of my life, and the only person who ever actually gave a damn about me. After that, life and our NHL careers will tear us apart and I lose it all. I intend to fully live out our last season playing college hockey together.

Too bad his twin, River, hates my guts and has other plans. Now it’s even harder to hide my sexuality and bad habits. And if watching the love of my life with the love of his isn’t bad enough I have to deal with River’s hatred in the background. Without Fly as the buffer between us what will we become.

Sixteen-year-old Richard plans to come out to his parents - as he's in love with his best friend Nicholas - but his parents have a shocking surprise of their own. When he turns to Nicholas for support, it turns out Nicholas has a surprise for Richard too...

I originally put this story on here around 7 years ago but I have made a lot of updates to it, so decided to republish. Enjoy!

Josh & Konstantin have been friends, with benefits, since High School. But one has been stuck in the past and one in denial. After an explosive night of sex, they begin to face the things they hid for so long. As they get closer to the truth, secrets are revealed, and by the end of the night, one of them will learn the greatest lesson of their lives.

In 2001, at a Catholic boarding school defined by strict rules and quiet expectations, Tommy Harrington expects nothing more than to blend into the background. Everything changes when he meets Brian McFadden, a charismatic, fearless boy who pulls him into a friendship unlike anything he has ever known. As the years pass, their bond deepens through shared secrets, quiet moments, and unspoken feelings. In a world where some truths are too dangerous to name, Tommy and Brian must navigate the fragile space between friendship, love, and everything left unsaid.

Jace never thought he'd see Louis again, especially not at a wedding packed with old faces and even older drama. One encounter is all it takes for old feelings to come flooding back, making it impossible to pretend the past never happened. As the reception unfolds, Jace is forced to face just how much he's still carrying and, maybe, what he still wants.

Prompt 470 (posted by CIA)

An organized but self-conscious assistant, Seth, finds his life upended by the retirement of his boss and the persistent flirtation of his charming co-worker/rival, Liam. As a series of awkward and humorous encounters draws them closer, Seth must confront old wounds and learn to trust again. M/M, COMPLETE

Some poems of love and heartache.