Jack and Tyler meet at Our Redeemer Baptist Camp when they're seven years old. They're polar opposites, Jack being outgoing and Tyler a nervous wreck, but they quickly become inseparable. Despite the fact that they only see each other for one week every year, they become best friends. When that brotherly love turns into something more, Tyler tries his best to convince himself it's nothing. But when Jack reciprocates that feeling, neither of them know what to do. Together, they fight the odds. From homophobic parents to school bullies, they're bonded together for life. Inspired by real life experiences Highest ranking: #3 in realistic fiction, #2 in teenagers, #1 in christians, #2 in writtenwithpride

Dylan is Fine. Completely Fine. With a capital F. That is, until, his mother, for some reason, taken in her godson who'd gotten kicked out of his house to make Dylan 'feel better'. "A friend will do you well during the longgg summer." "It's not like you have any other friends, Dylan, it's one summer." "You never leave your room, Dy, I'm nervous!" And, of course, this new 'friend', will not leave him alone. So now he's miserable. Except, Sawyer's making him wonder if he'd been miserable all along. And if so, how is he (maybe) getting better? CURRENTLY UNDERGOING A SERIOUS EDIT, SOME CHAPTERS MAY NOT MAKE SENSE. WILL UPDATE WHEN EDIT IS DONE. (7/25/2022)

Summer is intoxicatingly beautiful and she knows it. Everyone wants to be her. Everyone wants to know her. What no one understands is Summer is not as perfect as she seems. Not by a long shot. And trying to hold it all together is like silently suffocating inside her own head. Until she somehow stumbles into Ace, who is as beautiful as he is cruel. He takes what he wants and doesn't care how he gets it. Pushing people away is what he knows and no one dares to get close enough or else they might get ripped to shreds. Summer doesn't trust Ace. She doesn't want or need him. He's frustrating, stubborn and doesn't care about anyone but himself. But a part of her can't help but feel drawn even as destructive and explosive as he seems to be.

"Do you see me?" "I always see you." ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ It all started three years ago. During that elusive summer that cracked them all down the middle and changed their lives forever. How do you live with that? How do you change all you know and attempt to live the same? Well, the eight of them are about to learn perhaps you don't just get to live with it, and instead, you need to confront the past. Or maybe just fucking pummel it further into the ground. ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ "Why were we ever friends?" Dakota mutters, wiping a hand down his face. "Because we all worked well together." Maeve shrugs, "We're all so fucking different. It honestly made this whole thing perfect." Neviah raises a brow, "I think we have different definitions of perfect." "I second that." Victoria hums. "Perhaps deserving?" Phoenix reasons, "We're not perfect, but we're all deserving of each other?" Dylan smiles softly, "I like that."

Maeve is what people call, a troubled teen. Living with her mother after a rough divorce between her parents, Maeve does whatever she wants whenever she wants. If that's going to party's, skipping school, or breaking rules, if it's not allowed, it's her cup of tea. She masks her struggles with a rude attitude, snapping at anyone who gets to close with her. Her bigger plan; distract from the emptiness that envelopes her. That's until she meets the girl she wants to be gentle with, the girl who gets to see the other side of the mask. June is a bright girl, with lots of friends and a popular statues. The one thing no one understands is her own struggle, living every day with severe undiagnosed ADHD. Her grades are dropping rapidly, and if she doesn't pull it together soon, she'll have to repeat junior year. Her friends and family don't notice her difficulties, or they choose to ignore the signs. She finds unhealthy ways to self sooth, anything to get her through the year with a clear and focused mind. As Maeve discovers new feelings she doesn't accept, June continues on her downward spiral. People are hurt, lives are changed, and all through it? Love is blooming.

One day in the beginning of June, a moving van pulled into the driveway next to Erin Lewis' house. A young girl, around the same age as Erin, exited the van. Erin is rather introverted and all she wants is to make a friend. With the opportunity of a new friend right in front of her, she introduces herself to the girl. An entire Summer Break lies ahead of them, no one knows where they'll go. ****************************************************** -I do not own any forms of media referenced in this story. Those belong to their respective owners. -Please keep comments respectful! :) ⚠️Trigger warnings for swearing, internalized homophobia, general homophobia, and use of homophobic slurs⚠️

Completed. ☼ " Her denial, that was like a dam holding back a flood of feeling, of sweet relief for desperate soil, holding back a flood it stood no chance against, as yet another crack formed with a strong wave that already knew it had won. On the other side Marley stood, watching her dam's inevitable, impending destruction - fearing, knowing, that quenching her aching thirst would be synonymous with drowning, would be synonymous with coming up for air, would be synonymous with surrendering to a force of nature that was beautiful in all its calm, but terrifying in all its chaos. He absentmindedly tucked a loose flyaway behind her ear. Right then. Another crack in her last line of defence. Another rolling back of a wave, gaining strength, beating against the tired concrete. Another overflow rolling above the wall, droplets racing to sink into her every vulnerable place. Another enigma - still being afraid, while watching the water, and feeling the ache " ☼ Praise for 'Camp Where The Hell Are We?' "the fact that this book isn't just a book. it's a life lesson it teaches us the importance of friendship on how to be grateful that most of us live comfortable lives this book is such a masterpiece and deserves to be more recognized" - @voidtonkin "No book has changed or influenced me as much as this. Marley has inspired me to be more kind, forgiving and mature. Aiden has taught me to look for all the small things. Gabby showed me that real friendship is standing up for the other no matter what. Every book I read is a part of who I am, and this is one of the biggest parts. Thank you." - @ah-sh-ih-k-ah "I could feel every emotion, like I was standing right there, just on the outside looking in. Couldn't sleep until I finished this." - @justwonderfulbaby "You have such a beautiful and unique way with your words, I love this story so much and it and you deserve so much recognition. It's beautiful." - @hayleysfault ☼ partiallyprecarious, 2018

Abby returns from travelling, surprised that her ex-best friend Dylan wants to reconnect. When she visits him, he's as big of an ass as ever, but she finds herself drawn to his roommate Clay -the boy she never thought she deserved in high school. When everything goes pear-shaped, he's the one she can't stop thinking about. ******* I've recently revised the story. Enjoy and please don't forget to vote. :) **************** 2025 Rankings: #8 Notwhatitseems #33 Exbestfriend, out of 1.18k stories #67 admirer, out of 1.64k stories

You know, since this is my last night here and we're already breaking the rules...maybe we could... It's the last night of summer camp. So when charming, mysterious Brie appears at her side, Rosie figures why not go for it? But their dreamy night ends suddenly and Rosie is left hurt and alone... Until, on her first day of junior year, Rosie spots Brie in the hallways of her Chicago prep school. Everything runs deeper than the surface and Rosie learns Brie is no different--trying to support her family's restaurant, searching for inspiration for her senior project, and just as terrified as Rosie that their relationship will crumble. With auditions, changing family dynamics, and a quirky cast of friends, one thing's for sure: this leap year, everything will change. COMPLETED 🥉 3rd Place Friend of Dorothy Awards

They loved hard, fought harder, and broke quietly. Ryan and Hannah were supposed to last - the kind of love that survives slammed doors, sleepless nights, and promises said in the dark. But love, as they learned, doesn't always fade in one clean motion. Sometimes it unravels, thread by thread, until you wake up beside someone you no longer recognize. After years of trying to fix what was already gone, Hannah walked away. Ryan stayed - until the silence between them became too heavy to bear. Years later, Ryan has rebuilt his world. A new home. A wife who makes him laugh. A baby boy who carries his smile. He's finally found peace in the wreckage. But when Hannah reappears one morning, holding all the words she never said, both are forced to face the truth: love doesn't die - it changes. And sometimes, the hardest part isn't losing each other. It's learning to live with what remains.