Devon

After Devon’s only supporter his dad died he spiraled into thoughts of negative self worth. When Devon meets Leo his entire world flips. Devon had convinced himself that it’s only safe to never care, but what about the way Leo made him feel? Will his new friend Leo be able to convince him that he deserves to be loved?

Leo

Leo’s life is perfect his mom accepts the fact that he’s gay and she doesn’t care at all, his brother doesn’t give two shits about it and is cool with it, and with his homophobic and alcoholic dad out of the picture he has nothing to worry about. When he meets Devon something in him changed. Can he convince Devon to trust him?

Cole

After his parents died in a car crash when he was two he was raised by his aunt. He became Devon’s best friend in eighth grade. In their freshman year Devon came out to him and David overheard and told everyone. What will he do if Devon finds out his biggest secret?

David

David’s dad just wants a reason to kick David out of the house. So as David faces getting kicked out of his house because of a secret he keeps he changes himself slightly. He becomes the school’s quarterback, he gets good grades except for math, and he dates the prettiest girls at school. So as the top jock he has to at least try and look homophobic. The only thing he can think of, pick on the first person who’s openly gay, that he can find anyway. When he overheard Devon telling Cole he had his victim. That would keep his dad proud and David in the house. David only cared about snowmobiling, getting into a good college, and getting a good job. At least he thought that was all he cared about.

Please keep in mind that this book is an LGBTQIA+ romance not made for homophobic or LGBT-phobic people. This book will have themes of death, sorrow, cussing, BL, and homophobia.

Draco

My names Draco Malfoy and I hate my father, and of course you’ve heard of the boy who lived, Harry Potter. It’s been five years since we both started at Hogwarts. I’ve found all of the hidden places where I can shut people out, where I can hate myself in secret, where I can actually feel emotions, where I believe no one could love me, but being honest I do that last one every hour of every day. It’s been three years since I first started feeling emotionally shut down, not feeling anything but self resentment which I put in my heart to punish myself. Yet somehow Potter has brought some of my emotions back and that scares me. Emotions are dangerous and messy, they’re invitations to let someone hurt you. Then why do I want to give Harry Potter of all people that invitation?

Harry

Draco Malfoy is a mystery. I don’t like mysteries unless they’re in a book. Mysteries are dangerous because you never know what might happen. Draco is the ice king-cold, calculated, calm, and indifferent to everyone except his father who he hates with a passion. I’ve noticed that Draco might ride the Hogwarts Express to Hogwarts but he stays year round. He’s almost as good at keeping people out as I am at wearing the mask everyone wants to see, not letting anyone see let alone get to know the real me. Always faking smiles, forcing laughter, and pretending that everything is okay. Then why is it that the more I try to tell myself that mysteries are dangerous, that Malfoy is the most dangerous one, that he’s the one I want to solve? That he’s the one  I want to see under the mask that I’ve so carefully crafted until it was flawless?

Welcome to the Game of Shadows! Let the game begin!

The Game of Shadows is a competition between twelve teams of three from the twelve main cites: Fumoria, Silverglade, Aurorchill, Venom Spire, Astrea Vallough, Sylvaris, Serenthiam, Nexaemba, Onyxhaven, Veralith, Nocturnis, and Aquistratus. This competition goes on for thirteen days. The first day, known as the Stalking day, is where you learn about teammates, opponents, when you figure out your strategy, and it’s a sort of truce before the bloodshed. Whichever team has the lowest number of points at the end of the day is killed. By the thirteenth day there are only two teams left. Each team is comprised of three players from the same city The King, The Warrior, and The Prophet. The King is often cunning, cold, and strategic, The Warrior is normally determined, fierce, strong, impulsive, and a good fighter, The Prophet is normally wise, smart, kind, intelligent, and empathetic. The King is the leader of the group, The Warrior is the fighter, and The Prophet is the advisor. The Prophet is normally able to see the future and the past but normally the power won’t show up until the fourth or fifth day.

The King: Throne Nightshade, 13 years old. Height of 5’7. Born on January 17th, 4999. From Fumoria. Randomly selected out of the top ten candidates to represent Fumoria in this decade’s annual Game of Shadows, only happens every ten years. With the traits of being cold, strategic, and cunning. Perfect for the spot of The King. Flown into Venom Spire, the capital of Brokenthorn on  August 1st. In a group of three with Axle and Lyra.

The Warrior: Axle Valorcrest. 13 years old. Height of 5’8. Born on May 18th, 4999. From Fumoria. Randomly selected out of the top ten candidates to represent Fumoria in this decade’s annual Game of Shadows. With the traits of being impulsive, fierce, strong, determined, and a great fighter. Perfect for the role of The Warrior. Flown into Venom Spire, the capital of Brokenthorn on August 1st. In a group of three with Throne and Lyra.

The Prophet: Lyra Starfire. 13 years old. Height of 4’9. Born on March 19th, 4999. Randomly selected out of the top ten candidates to represent Fumoria in this decade’s annual Game of Shadows. With the traits of being wise, smart, kind, intelligent, empathetic, and beautiful. Perfect for the role of The Prophet otherwise known as The Wise One. Flown into Venom Spire, the capital of Brokenthorn on August 1st. In a group of three with Axle and Throne.

This story will mostly be told from Lyra’s point of view. I most likely won’t publish a first draft for this story for a while. I’m taking a lot of inspiration from The Hunger Games.

Gramp is bidding a secret about his hometown and when Onyx and Rowan come to visit him they learn it all too well. When their dad Jack Stellar dies in a car crash and his body isn’t found they become wards of their grandpa. Jack always taught Onyx to be wary, cautious, and untrusting. Yet he taught Rowan to be open, friendly, and trusting. Rowan and Onyx are inseparable but Rowan hides a secret from her. Onyx is openly bisexual while her broths is undeniably straight. What will she do when she meets her brother’s new friend Natan? There’s only two more months of school left but will they survive? What happens if monsters aren’t just a figment of their imagination?

warning will have themes of mass murder, suicide, and LGBTQ+ romance.

Ember is a fifteen year old who recently came out as nonbinary, their family disowned them for it. Right after Ember’s announcement, queen Saranya died, the patriarchy crashed into tyranny and chaos. Her husband Mrithun became the sole leader and made everyone pledge allegiance to him and those who didn’t were named traitors. He moved everyone who pledged their allegiance in to Golool. Which Ember has nicknamed Broury, the broken city. When Ember stumbles upon a boy that’s near death they stops and takes care of him, the boy is about their age maybe a year older than them. But, she might have just sealed her death warrant, they have no idea who they just saved and it might kill her because someone wanted him dead and now they’ve intervened and messed up ,whoever did it, their plan. But most importantly they don’t know the thing that might save them is buried deep inside them.

Quick note: When I refere to Ember I will use they/them. Ember did not try to kill the boy.