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The Scandal is a raw, honest, uncut, no-holds-barred portrait of the lives of three queer men who became intertwined in the strings of fate. It is a tome about lust, sensuality, infatuation, and romance, but it is also a story about personal growth, self-acceptance, the changes in life, and the endurance of true love, even in the most arduous of circumstances.

What’s the cure for heartbreak?

A quiet night with whiskey and regrets? Not for me.

Thanks to my chaotic friend Mervin, I get dragged into a neon-drenched karaoke disaster, where off-key screaming is therapy, a DJ refuses to shut up, and a bartender named Dudu might just be the best bad decision of my life.

A hilariously chaotic, painfully relatable, and unexpectedly cathartic tale about heartbreak, bad karaoke, and singing your damn heart out.

We were but strangers, yet bound by Rationalism's design.

In our fall, we rose anew.

We are Sigma Squad, and this is the tale we weave.

The Railroad

Abel, the red fox, embarks on a journey in pursuit of freedom.

Twenty-three million, five hundred seventy-one thousand, one hundred thirteen kilometers. This is the path I must walk until I see you again.

Prompt #9 - Creative scene by @wildone

You run into school knowing you are late, again. You quickly stop at your locker and ditch your jacket and grab some books. As usual the halls are quiet during classes. You dash to your classroom, open the door and start on your explanation and stop. No one is there. No teacher, no other students. You leave and look at other classrooms, all empty. You check your phone and it is actually a school day and not a holiday or anything else. What's happening?

Will’s world is spinning out of control. The preacher’s son is finally out on his own — navigating a new job, new relationships, and coming to terms with his identity. But when his childhood best friend dies under suspicious circumstances, Will is thrown into a whirlwind of grief, secrets, and unanswered questions.

The police call it an accident. A cryptic note says otherwise.

With the help of amateur sleuth Killian Kendall and friends, Will sets out to uncover the truth. But the deeper they dig, the more dangerous the search becomes. Can they stop the killer before the killer stops them?

They meet at a diner that serves bad coffee and better silence. Two strangers orbiting the same sleepless hours, held together by routine and maybe something more. Jamie draws to breathe. Luca edits video to fill the hours. Neither of them means to start unraveling, but in the late-night hush between classes and expectations, something begins. A glance. A conversation. A quiet they both understand. This isn’t love. Not yet. It’s just maybe. And sometimes, maybe is the loudest thing in the world.

Have you ever wondered what happens in a furniture store after the lights go out? Neither have I. But here’s one story told from the point of view of one of the items waiting to be sold.

Two brothers fulfill a request by their boyfriends to spend an afternoon together at the spa.

Mr. Blake Maddox is my new boss. And he’s insanely hot.
I’m the new intern—eager, nervous, and completely unable to stop staring at him.
One night, he catches me looking.
And that’s when work turns into late nights, lingering glances... and something way more dangerous.

Straight from the Secret Author forum thread, Detective Inkognito Cheeto presents a noir-flavored poem stitched together from all 23 SA story submissions.

Crimes were solved. Rhymes were committed. No titles were left behind.

Nick Morrisey, a beloved literature professor, and Adrian Parker, a successful tech entrepreneur, appear to have everything: beauty, wealth, and a marriage that withstood time and expectation. But beneath the surface of their summer getaway lies something far more fragile, a connection fraying under years of emotional neglect and distance.

When Adrian’s strikingly beautiful 21-year-old son, Bobby, arrives at their beach house, old tensions ignite. Bobby’s disdain for Nick is palpable, but something darker stirs beneath it.

A sensual and heartbreaking exploration of intimacy, jealousy, and the moment love turns from sanctuary to storm.

The story is based off comic fans prompt # 110 - creating evil.

Griffin Forrester is a Former FBI profiler, who had struggled for the last 10 years, with both his psychic abilities, and the disgrace of living with the reality that not even those powers, allowed him to see the evil that was always right in front of him. He's tried to hide from his past, but when a child Is abducted, and her parents are brutally murdered in a ritualistic manner eerily similar to the case that cost him his career, he's dragged back into a world where belief and wishes don't always set you free to fly.

This tale features three college students. Let’s see what they get up to on Campus.

This story is set in a university town in the Netherlands today. Protagonist Alarik is a man in his forties of mixed Dutch-Swedish descent, who has just moved into a new apartment. He turns out to have a young next-door neighbour while his younger colleague happens to live nearby. With a bit of nostalgia, he looks back on past relationships and wonders how his new immediate social environment will impact his daily life.

Maverick: Smart, Sexy and available. In everyone's mind but his. Restaurant worker. Raised by his single mother. College student, learning to fly. Always one step ahead of being on the streets. The real money comes from dates. Waiting for the day that Ceiling And Visibilty Unlimited comes his way.

Randy: Smart. Discarded by family halfway across the country. Picked up with an online add. Working the Provincetown seasonal trade.

A compelling and unsettling coming-of-age short story about first love, deception, and the painful loss of innocence. The novel follows an unnamed narrator as he navigates the tumultuous landscape of his teenage years, a time made both magical and terrifying by his growing obsession with a boy named Jude.

Lee's not fourteen anymore. He’s twenty-two now—financially responsible, business-savvy, fiercely loyal to the family that saved him. But beneath the surface, he's still haunted by a past he barely survived.
He’s dodging therapy, reeling from the discovery of a missing brother, and surrounded by a meddling, well-meaning family who love hard and interfere harder.
His moral compass? Bent.
His heart? Still up for grabs.
Adulting isn’t a finish line—it’s a fight. And Lee’s about to learn some battles aren’t meant to be fought alone.

Johnny Day the top surfer in the California surf scene. He is the top surfer until finds there is more to his life then surfing.

Continuation of the adventures Joy City's heroes get into. This is a collaboration between me and jojkk, an artist on deviantart.

Another episode from the files of Detective Gennaro Saggio. Labor Day has come and gone with no crime perpetrated with the detective in mind. Mid-October, however, well, that is an entirely different story.