A reflective, dream-touched chapter following a young man recalling the complicated early bond with his abrasive desk partner Dylan, who once punched him in panic only to instantly regret it.
Only One Road
by K_V_D · 18 stories · 71k words.
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- #3An office worker is distracted and destructive after becoming involved with Dylan Mort, while a newspaper headline about a critically injured mayor's nephew hints at escalating danger.
- #4Two outcast boys bond over their shared experience with a violent school bully as their relationship deepens.
- #5Connor Blake is interrupted by a persistent private investigator at his door, triggering anxious memories and an uneasy confrontation.
- #6A wary man refuses to fall back into a painful pattern with his injured ex-lover, but Dylan's quiet persistence and gentle kisses slowly break down his defenses.
- #7A teenage boy navigates the early weeks of his secret relationship with another boy while his mother confronts him about the truth.
- #8A student is confronted in the parking lot by one of a bully's enforcers, who hints at having witnessed compromising sexual activity in a school bathroom stall.
- #9Two men investigate a private detective who appeared on the protagonist's doorstep, uncovering digital traces and deepening their partnership along the way.
- #10A reflective gay coming-of-age tale told through flashbacks of high school days, unspoken connections, and the looming tragedy that will upend everything.
- #11Two teenage boys reconnect during a Christmas break when one stands them up, beginning a relationship that will shape the rest of their lives.
- #12A caregiver brings his intoxicated partner home and braces himself for a confession the younger man might not remember making.
- #13A couple's morning is disrupted by anxiety over a dangerous third party, as they discuss staying close and researching their potential threat.
- #14Two boys at school grow so intertwined they begin mirroring each other, with one enabling the other's increasingly violent outbursts as his moral objections dissolve.
- #15After a violent incident leaves him shaken and covered in blood, a young man pushes his boyfriend away and spirals into isolation and self-destruction.
- #16A murderer and his lover contemplate relocating for a fresh start together, grappling with his violent past and promises to change.
- #17Two former lovers reunite after eight years apart, navigating lingering feelings, newfound devotion, and the decision to build a life together.
- #18A furious man confronts an intruder sent to keep him from his injured partner, escalating to threats and violence.
- #19A man drugs his female companion while driving with her, taunting her boyfriend over the phone as she loses consciousness.