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- Authors:
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Richie Tennyson
Self-Portraits
Genres:
General Fiction,
Sub-genres:
Coming of Age,
Family Drama,
Campus / School Life,
Friendship / Found Family,
Identity / Self-Discovery
- teen
- gay
- australia
- no sex
- coming of age
- friendship
- high school
- funny
- found family
- student
- unrequited love
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!
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- 08/11/2026 (Updated: 09/05/2026)
- 20 Chapters
- 61,360 Words
- 11,350 Views
- 218 Comments
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Story Recommendations (9 members)
- Action-Packed 0
- Great Pacing 8
- Great Characters 9
- Character Growth 9
- Dialog / Banter 7
- Plot Twists 6
- Beautiful Writing 4
- Immersive World 1
- Satisfying Ending 4
- Fresh / Original 4
- Counldn't Put It Down 2
- Suspenseful 0
- Gave Me Chills 0
- Funny 4
- Feel-Good 3
- Heartwarming 4
- Emotional Impact 5
- Thought-Provoking 3
- Romantic Chemistry 0
- Smoldering Chemistry 0
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Table of Contents
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1.
Not Coming Out
- 1,817 Words
- 799 Views
- 10 Comments
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2.
Adrift
- 3,836 Words
- 556 Views
- 7 Comments
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3.
The Longest Weekend
- 4,050 Words
- 478 Views
- 10 Comments
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4.
A Complete Geek
- 2,717 Words
- 449 Views
- 6 Comments
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5.
The Nicholas Bug
- 2,443 Words
- 483 Views
- 15 Comments
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6.
The Mad House
- 2,052 Words
- 407 Views
- 7 Comments
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7.
The Hangover
- 3,855 Words
- 458 Views
- 12 Comments
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8.
Trepassing
- 2,272 Words
- 428 Views
- 10 Comments
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The Revolutionaries
- 2,522 Words
- 343 Views
- 8 Comments
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10.
Rock Stars
- 4,394 Words
- 441 Views
- 10 Comments
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11.
Transformation
- 2,504 Words
- 326 Views
- 8 Comments
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12.
Pre-Ball
- 2,739 Words
- 299 Views
- 8 Comments
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13.
The Ball
- 3,638 Words
- 338 Views
- 12 Comments
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14.
The Black Eye
- 3,184 Words
- 319 Views
- 8 Comments
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15.
Catalysts
- 2,393 Words
- 272 Views
- 7 Comments
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16.
The Self-Portrait
- 2,759 Words
- 394 Views
- 18 Comments
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17.
The Nicholas Plan
- 3,235 Words
- 343 Views
- 11 Comments
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18.
Legal Studies
- 3,777 Words
- 299 Views
- 13 Comments
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19.
Cruel
- 3,642 Words
- 295 Views
- 16 Comments
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20.
The Firework Committee
- 3,531 Words
- 310 Views
- 22 Comments
