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Praying Under Pressure

Praying Under Pressure

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Elliot Fernandez is a man who has only ever done whatever expects of him. So when he hits his wit's end, he gathers all his courage and moved across the country for his Masters degree. But mostly to take control of his passive position. A move he almost immediately regrets taking. Elliot left all he knew when he arrived in sunny San Diego unsure what he's doing there. Until he meets a forgotten figment of the past, instantly drawn into the chaotic life of a boy no one understood. Nor did they care to remember.Warren 'Ward' Baxter is a proud, rambunctious, chaotic player. But not pure. A long time ago, he took his chance and ran. Ran so far and so fast that he became a whole new person. And while he can play pretty games during the say, he still closes his eyes to his family leaving him and his body being worshipped by the devil. A face of the past threatens to bring the horrors to the light. Or it threatens new emotions that he doesn't trust.Cross your hearts and hope to die, a pray won't save you tonight.…

Crown-less Kings

Crown-less Kings

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'Overly gay' Barkley Bush has moved to yet another small town. Jumping for joy, Barkley enters his final year of high school at a new school with new people and new challenges. Uninterested yet sadly hot, the neighbor boy gives Barkley a fake name. Bullies follow Barkley like a fly to the light, pushing him for even a slight movement. Barkley's determined to push it all away and just finish high school without a bang. But, just maybe, Barkley's plan may have a few unintended changes. And a crown-less king.(Totes unedited.) {Complete}…

Dirt

Dirt

8,391 370 42

Being given the lesser of two hands never feels right. It can make you feel like dirt. Princeton Harrell and Knox Foster both come from rough situations. Princeton takes full care of his alcoholic dad, leaving time mostly for two jobs. He's lucky to have a gang of best friends who would help him at every need, but his ego and drive to keep his family together have him trapping himself in a corner. Try all that while experiencing uncontrollable emotions that warp his already wrung life.Knox comes from a pair of unfortunate DNA. A dad locked up for murder, Knox grew up idolizing his mother before she's charged time for drugs and grand theft auto, he and his little sister have to move to a bowbunk town with their estranged grandparents and even sharing a room with his own uncle. Knox's life has been folding in for years, and now that he again has opportunities to grow he finds himself shackled to his past. How can you think to bloom if you're the dirt? Dirt. It's messy.…

Thicker Than Paper

Thicker Than Paper

14,225 528 36

Phoenix Weather should be able to maintain peace and happiness. He's got a good family, good friends, good grades, and a good arm that's going to provide him his future. But through all the various stages of his life, he can't help feeling like he's drowning like a paper swan in a murky lake. Mental health and sexuality makes all his achievements seem like a lucky guess. But through it all, he has to learn how to take of himself and how to let others take care of him too. Phoenix used to think that the instruction manual of life was paper-thin. Simple. But day by day, it gets thicker and thicker.(Be prepared for extremely unedited.) {Complete}…

Thin Bones

Thin Bones

18,612 840 70

Gaige Carson was finally free when his mother packed him up and sent up north. To his distant father and the perfect new family he has made. Immediately, and completely expected, harsh looks and snarky comments begin his time in a new world. The only thing keeping him sane is deadly habits and secret traumas. The world seems so much easier if you distract yourself alone. Unfortunately for Gaige, all his hard work hiding his pleasures goes out the window when an estranged peer catches Gaige in his devious acts. But doesn't say a thing -not even a question to sooth disgusted curiosity. And that makes Gaige pissed. The idea of someone knowing the effect without cause screws with Gaige, taunting and teasing his ability to stay strong and reclused. So Gaige turns a camera and chance at a scholarship prize on himself. Hours of relived memories, excuses, missed meals and an unexpected alliance all caught on film. Gaige thought he could handle his world alone. But thin bones are brittle. And break at unexpected times.(So incredibly unedited) {Complete}…