Stories Between Us Anthology

Bryce came back to renovate his father’s house. He didn’t expect Miles — the man with steady hands, silent confidence, and history too close to forget — to be part of the job. What begins as silent labor becomes a test of control, regret, and unresolved heat. In a house filled with memory and sweat, two men work around each other until the silence breaks, the storm hits, and the space between them...

A man moves through one long, hot day—waking up to a social media feed full of perfect bodies, surviving an office of small judgments, and coming home to his own reflection. https://linktr.ee/stories.between.us.anthology

Previously, the neighbor crossed a line with the man next door — a man with a wife, a camera, and a secret side nobody was supposed to see. That one late-night hookup turned into a quiet addiction neither of them could stop. Now, nine months later, Claire’s pregnant, the neighbor’s casually dating, and the secret is still very much alive. When Claire reads a string of messages and immediately goes...

After a late-night stop at the dispensary on a rainy Thursday, two strangers leave with more than just pre-rolls. A spark turns into smoke — and smoke turns into something heavier. Back at Roman’s place, the blunt stays lit, the clothes come off, and what starts as casual unfolds into a slow, deliberate test of restraint. In the haze of weed, timing, and tension, they stop pretending it’s just a c...

Two Black gay men go on a horseback riding date at a winery, thinking it’s just a cute day out the city. But when the ride slows and the wine starts flowing, what begins as chemistry turns into connection — and then something deeper. One man is ready for love. The other still isn’t sure how to hold it. Over three parts, Stories Between Us follows their journey through the soft beginning, the hard...

He wasn’t supposed to hear it — the soft voice, the easy laugh, the kind of tenderness that used to live in his own home. One voicemail becomes a confession neither man ever planned to make. Now, love sounds different — quieter, lonelier, and too familiar to ignore. Some truths don’t break you. They just remind you what’s already gone. https://linktr.ee/stories.between.us.anthology

The ship was quiet, the night wide open. Most guests had gone to bed hours ago. Two men found themselves alone on the upper deck, the ocean moving slowly beneath them. One leaned against the railing, shirt open to the salt air. The other stepped close — not to speak, not to ask — just to be there. What started as silence became something else: breath against skin, steady warmth pressed between the...

Early morning, the studio is still waking up — mirrors fogged, blinds half-open, breath louder than music. Two men show up to a pilates class neither belongs in, the only ones who don’t move like they’ve done this before. What starts as clumsy and quiet turns into something else — bodies learning rhythm, glances meeting in reflection, balance slipping into touch. The air grows heavy with control,...

After the last school bell, the building goes silent. Kyle, a high-school counselor, stays behind — surrounded by thank-you notes, wilted plants, and the kind of gifts only students leave for someone who listened. Each object reminds him why he shows up, and what it costs to keep showing up. As thunder rolls and rain starts against the glass, he remembers the teenager he once was — scared, unseen,...

A haunted house date was supposed to end with a proposal — ring in pocket, lanterns glowing, forever waiting just outside. But when the lights cut out mid-scream, forever slipped away too. In the chaos, one man vanishes and the other is left with nothing but the box in his hand and the question that will haunt every Halloween after: what really happened in the dark? https://linktr.ee/stories.betwe...

His novel made him famous. A bestseller filled with sex, secrets, and heartbreak that felt too real to be fiction. Because it wasn’t. City after city, fans lined up with questions: Who was the muse? Who inspired the story? What no one knew was that the affair never ended. He was still living it — hotel rooms, late-night messages, bodies tangled in silence. https://linktr.ee/stories.between.us.anth...

A downtown hotel. A night that should’ve ended hours ago. Check-out has passed, housekeeping has knocked, and his flight is long gone — but leaving isn’t the scariest part. In the glow of a muted TV, with October shadows pressed against the window, two men wrestle with want that feels heavier than consequence. Late Checkout is a Black queer story of desire, delay, and the haunting truth that somet...

In this episode of Stories Between Us , a man becomes the reluctant muse for an artist who swore he didn’t paint men. Inside a stifling studio, sweat and silence blur into something heavier. Each stroke of the brush pulls them deeper into tension neither of them can deny. When the painting is finally revealed, it isn’t just a portrait — it’s a confession of want. https://linktr.ee/stories.between....

It started with laughter across a backyard fence. Two men, both in relationships, both restless in ways they couldn’t admit. A shared beer turned into lingering glances, touches disguised as accidents, and late-night confessions whispered into the summer dark. The fence that divided their yards became the only barrier between loyalty and betrayal — and the only thing holding back what they wanted...

At a crowded fall fair, Julian and Amari wrestle with more than cider and carnival games—they’re carrying the weight of weeks of tension. What begins as another night of quiet distance turns into a fragile test of whether they can still move forward together. Told through intimate, confessional narration, this story captures the quiet battles inside long-term love: pride versus vulnerability, sile...

It wasn’t about secrets, or scandal, or betrayal. This was a different kind of love story — two Black men, partners, winding down at the end of the day. The world outside was loud, but their bedroom was soft, steady, filled with the kind of intimacy that doesn’t need proving. This is the story of a late-night ritual — shoes kicked off, laughter low, skin against skin — a reminder that sometimes th...

The runway is supposed to be about talent, hard work, and vision — but in this story, it becomes the stage for betrayal. Adrian, a rising Black fashion designer, is on the edge of his breakthrough, pouring every late night and every sketch into a collection that could change his life. Victor, his mentor, is the man he trusted most — a polished industry veteran who promised to guide him to success....

In The Price of Luxury, the line between care and control blurs behind designer glass and champagne promises. Part 1 begins with Jay, a young stylist pulled into the orbit of Raymond — a wealthy, magnetic man who believes generosity is its own kind of power. What starts as a shopping trip turns into something heavier. Between mirrors and champagne flutes, Raymond tests how far kindness can go befo...

They were friends first, bonded by years of neighborhood hangouts, backyard cookouts, and unspoken tension that always lived beneath the surface. DeShawn had always been out, never hiding who he was. Cameron had always played it straight, but curiosity shadowed every look that lingered, every silence that lasted too long. On a sweltering summer afternoon, the pool became the place where the line f...

On the east side of the city, the manual car wash wasn’t just for soap and water — it was a stage. The neon signs buzzed all night, headlights flashed in and out of stalls, and the men who pulled up weren’t there just to keep their rides clean. They were there to flex, to be seen, and sometimes, to get caught in heat that had nothing to do with their engines. That’s where Derrick and Kendrick cros...

They were together for three years, and broken up for three months. The love ended, but the lease didn’t. Downtown views, expensive rent, and a promise to coexist “just until it’s over.” But in a glass-walled high-rise where every corner still carries memory, moving on proves impossible. What starts as a simple night — one man bringing home a date, the other refusing to leave the couch — quickly u...

The Harvest table was supposed to be warm, welcoming, and full of tradition. Instead, it became the stage for a silent reckoning. When he brings his boyfriend home for the first time, what should have been just dinner turns into a test of loyalty, faith, and family silence. Candles glow and plates fill, but the room stays heavy with unspoken tension — a father who won’t look up, a grandmother who...

They signed up for the mission, not each other. But above Earth, with nothing between them but recycled air, breath, and restraint — something breaks. In the silence of the space station, where touch is rare and tension is constant, two queer Black men orbit more than the planet. They orbit each other. This is the moment they fall — not fast, not loud — but slow, suspended, and dangerous. Set in d...

At the edge of a crowded pumpkin patch, two men cross paths under circumstances neither expected. One came with his partner, hoping for a picture-perfect fall date. The other arrived with his wife and child, blending into the comfort of family routine. What the people around them don’t see is the history they share—late nights, stolen moments, a connection that never fully ended. When distance isn...

They built a life together — six years, a house, shared bank accounts, family holidays, plans for the future. It wasn’t perfect, but it was theirs. Until the day a canceled meeting led to an unplanned lunch surprise and an unlocked front door. What he found inside wasn’t just infidelity. It was the audacity of comfort, betrayal woven into the most ordinary details of their life. No shouting, no br...