Ivan Irlbeck was a boy whose brain has never, and will never, function properly for him. All he wanted was to live the life of a typical teenager, but being gay and having to live with a severe mental illness wasn't making that wish come easy. He lived a life of solitude, and he was beginning to make peace with that. ...
What happens when you bend over to pick up a lucky quarter but a stranger accidentally crashes into you instead? Meet Thomas Klence and Eli Golden, aka, 'filthy rat' and 'rich snob', two polar opposites who meet by chance. Their bike accident is the beginning of a new bond that unravels their deepest, darkest secrets...
Love is not a thing that can just drop in anyone's lap (or maybe it can). Sometimes you have to fight for it, because this is reality, not a fairy tale. Just ask Jake Sampson when he moves from the upper Midwest to Northern California to spend his senior year. It doesn't take long to spread his wings in his new home...
Formerly named The Beauty And The Bear Kennith doesn't like people. He's lonely, sure, but his books and music have always been much kinder to him. If his parents were to ever welcome anyone new into his house, he may just lose his mind... Unbeknownst to him until the day of their arrival, his parents hire an in-ho...
My name is Rolland and I grew up in an orphanage in the middle of town. I've lived here as long as I can remember. I always tried to ask why me or any of the other kids were here but the woman who ran the orphanage just answered by holding up a sign saying 'I'm busy. Go play, Rolland.' After my eighth birthday I stop...
"Have you tried turning it off and back on again?" •• Christian Ivonov, CEO of Ivonov enterprises, had always been the best at fucking things up. Whether it be relationships, or company connections, nothing was too far out of his reach to ruin. Alexander Hamilton had always been the best at fixing things. Computers...
"Your name is Kenneth Kentucky and you work at McDonalds?" I glared at him, "Would you like Fries with that?" He began laughing hysterically and I sighed impatiently, waiting for him to stop. Suddenly, he stopped and then, putting both his hands on the counter, staring right into my eyes, he whispered, "I'd like Frie...
Marcus told his parents moving now is a bad idea. He told them. Many times. Awkward and weirdo (that's what he thinks of himself), he knew he wouldn't make a lot of friends. Not that he had many before. He's just not good around people. He talks to himself a lot and rambles when he's nervous. Kairn seems like those my...
Luciana Castillo would rather be jumping off a moving train than be spending the summer before her last year of college in her hometown. After all, home means Luciana avoiding her overbearing parents and her ex-best friend Zahra Aziz, who she hasn't talked to in years. Unfortunately, four of her childhood best frien...
What do you do when Mr. Tall Long drink of water, I-know-I'm-irresistible with my smirk and my bedroom eyes walks in the coffee shop you're working in and starts flirting? Ethan is not the kind of guy who's going to faint at the first dazzling smile directed his way. He likes to play it cool. Unfortunately for him, a...
"This is a story. A love story. It's a story of a boy who loved his best friend. It's a story of how his best friend loved a girl so much that he was willing to travel across country for her. It's a story of how we were really. Or rather, how we weren't." --- Since kindergarten, internally optimistic Newton...
[COMPLETED] For seven years, Monty has lived across the street from Grayson Rogers. In all those years, they've only talked a handful of times. There's a lot of things Monty knows about Grayson Rogers, and even more he doesn't know. Until one party on a Friday night, Monty is dared to kiss Grayson. cover by: @meha-k
Dana Thommens wants a normal college experience. Unfortunately, that isn't what he's going to get. After ruining Matthew Jeneviere's very expensive shirt, his life takes a drastic turn. The quiet and mysterious actor is a heart throb on campus and this heart throb lingers in Dana's life until they're definitely at lea...
[Previously feautured Noteworthy Novel & Staff Pick on Tapas.io!] Frey Sanders isn't a shy guy. He is a lot of things - obnoxiously loud, over-confident, spoiled - but shy was never even in the list of words to describe him. He has enough confidence to have lots of friends, not considered to be the most popular in sch...
Aleksei was just trying to make some extra money as a pizza delivery boy, while Sam just wanted a chill night on the couch with friends and pizza. Neither Sam nor Aleksei believed in love at first sight, but it was exactly what they got. An Eden Young & June Silver collaboration
Fed up with being picked on, a geeky boy with a big secret hires the school's toughest senior as a bodyguard to protect him from the bullies. Cover by @glynfrans
*COMPLETED* (Y.O.L.O stands for: YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE) *** Carter Jones, the school nerd, and Killian Henderson, the reputated troublemaker, somehow end up getting detention together. "How about we make a bet?" Offered Killian, his pistachio-green eyes drilling into mine as a playful smile lingered on his lips. "A bet...
Ryder is a somewhat average guy. He's head over heels for Flint a guy who he's like for close to forever. Flint is really over protective over Ryder. He wants to keep Ryder down but Ryder just wants to have fun with his new boyfriend Carson and try his hardest to get over Flint. Will Ryder confess to Flint. Will Flint...
Max Gate is the little brother of Jax Gate, Max doesn't have many friends, it's not like he keeps to himself people just avoid him sometimes, Jax has a bestfriend, Aiden south, the three of them are great friends,but Max and Aiden no so much. The boys go through so much together, when they are reunited with two other...
Phoenix is a rich boy from Galveston, Texas. His parents force him to move to Oxford, England. He goes to live in a large and beautiful boarding school. There he meets his roommate who he finds to be quite interesting. Will his roommate think the same of him. Will they become friends or something more... Read and fin...
HELLO! THANKS FOR CLICKING ON THIS STORY. BUT I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THIS IS VERY OLD AND KIND OF CRINGEY. I HAVE BETTER ONES PUBLISHED! GO READ THEM INSTEAD! IF NOT, ENJOY THIS ANYWAY! It's a funny thing, love. It doesn't seem to matter who it is, or how long you've known them. When you know, you kn...
"Okay, okay," Aiden laughed out. "My turn." He looks at me with a soft smirk and cocks his eyebrow. "Truth or dare?" "Dare." I let the answer roll off my tongue confidently. "Okay," he said, another smile forming on his lips. "I dare you to kiss me." « not related to real-life events, just names with a story »
Reed Archer plays football for Mason high school, a public high school that is considered for the poor side of Glenwood. Justice Homer plays football for Emerson Academy, a private academy for the wealthy. Mason High and Emerson Academy have been rival schools for many years. Everyone believes that the two legendary q...
-KIND OF MATURE- "I wouldn't fuck you if you paid me." Well, at least my question is answered. He can get more punchable. We glare at each other, I am surprised neither of us have raised our fists yet. It wouldn't be the first time. "Who says you'll be the one fucking?" I snap back. ______________________________...
Life is full of surprises - and not all of them are good. Kiri Yan has learned that the hard way when his parents announce their sudden divorce and that they need time for themselves, sending him off to live with his biological father for a year. What starts as a temporary solution to a permanent problem turns out to...
A lot has changed since Kiri has left to go back home, and Asher finds himself struggling to move on. Tired of battling his demons he secludes himself from everyone else, promising to never let someone get that close again. Not finding peace at home, Kiri makes the sudden decision to come back and spend the summer wi...
In the middle of Des Plaines Illinois three boys find themselves in a tangled knot of angsty lust and amateur love. Evan Webster has an average American life. When he isn't at swim practice or the movie theater, he's trying to make time to study biology. He likes Spiderman comics, chocolate chip cookies, and kissing...
Dawson is- most people who don't know him would say- as straight as they come. And senior year away from home promises to be a big year for him: no parents in sight, a whole new set of friends, he just seems to have it all. Not to mention that all the pretty girls of the very private Wharton High are dying to get a ta...
Andrew is a spoiled only child who attends Whitewater Preparatory School with his girlfriend Keanu. His parents focus all their attention on their one an only son trying their best to make him perfect. Leo is a rebellious misfit who attends a local high school despite having enough money to attend Whitewater with his...
