The Clay Connection
“…I’m the only one who gets to treat you like that, Pearce. You are mine, and I do not take too kindly to those who want to share in what’s mine…”
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Anthony Pearce and Blake Lindell have been locked in a feud for as long as they can remember. The spark that ignited their rivalry? Well, that depends on which side of the clay you ask. You’d think their parents’ constant meddling or the time they spend together on the basketball court would help smooth things over, but nope—this relationship remains stubbornly unshaped.
Everything changes, though, when Blake is forced to ditch the court and take up pottery—Anthony’s territory, where he’s the undisputed “King of Clay.” Now, tasked with the mission of getting Blake up to speed before graduation, Anthony has to spend even more time in close quarters with his rival.
Will they be able to sculpt their fractured friendship back into a masterpiece, or is their bond too cracked and brittle to repair? And when a buried secret surfaces about the rumor that shattered Anthony’s ninth-grade year, will it soften their hardened hearts or leave them shattered beyond the kiln’s fix? One thing’s for sure—things are about to get messy.
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Chapter: CHAPTER SIXTY-SIXANTHONY’S POV“Are you sure it’s okay to let her in while she’s this angry?”Blake and I were standing outside waiting for Claire to show up. Apparently she’s been calling us for some days now but since both our phones were turned off she couldn’t get to us. When Blake finally answered her call, she sounded quite murderous.“Don’t tell me you’re afraid of her, Tony,” Blake said teasingly. The truth was I was terrified of Claire Reagan. She was tiny but deadly. Her glares alone made me want to just disappear into thin air. But I wasn’t going to admit that to Blake especially since he looked so relaxed and calm about her being here so I just kept quiet instead. A few moments later, a black SUV pulled up to the front of his grandparents’ cabin.“Tell me one good reason why I shouldn’t just unalive you right now?”I was expecting Claire to emerge from the driver’s side but she came out from the passenger side at the back. When the two front doors opened up, I felt myself grow weak in
Last Updated: 2025-05-01
Chapter: CHAPTER SIXTY FIVEBLAKE’S POVThe next two days were two of the best days of my life. Tony and I spent them cuddling, kissing, taking baths together and teasing each other, although it was more of me teasing him while he blushed and blushed till he ran out of red in his system. I didn’t want it to end. I wanted us to be like that forever. It was like my love for him grew with each second of each day that I spent with him. I never once imagined loving a boy like this and yet look at me, feeling all giddy inside just because Anthony Pearce told me he liked how I smelled after a shower.“Blake?”“Hmm?”We were both lying in bed, Tony’s face buried in my chest while I hugged him and stroked his hair. It was perfect, us just being like that.“Don’t you think we should head home already?”So much for it being perfect.“Why?” I asked, breaking our hug. He looked at me, sighed and then sat up right. I did the same.“Well, I just think our parents will be so stressed out worrying about us. What if they’
Last Updated: 2025-04-29
Chapter: CHAPTER SIXTY-FOURANTHONY’S POVI woke up to the sound of a very loud bang.Startled, I sat up straight, my heart pounding like it wanted out of my rib cage. It took me a while to register what was going on but when I finally did, I couldn’t stop the grin that spread across my face like a virus.Blake was holding up a popper with his arms spread out, his hair a giant nest, messier than anything I’ve ever seen it be before. His smile was just as wide as mine and his tired eyes crinkled with so much joy as he looked at me.The room was decorated with purple and white streamers, balloons and confetti. A couple of my photos were hung from the ceiling using a thin streamer like string.“What’s all this?” I asked. “How did you manage to do all this??”“It’s boyfriend magic,” was his reply before he almost stopped my heart by winking at me and blowing me a kiss. Hearing Blake refer to himself as my boyfriend made me a certain kind of happy that I’ve never been before till then. I looked away from him, bl
Last Updated: 2025-04-18
Chapter: CHAPTER SIXTY-THREEANTHONY’S POV“This is what? My third hoodie?” Blake asked, pointing at the gigantic white hoodie with BL boldly written in black letters across it. “I am taking notes of all my hoodies you’re with. You are going to pay for them one way or the other.”“Can I pay in kind?” I asked flirtatiously while taking an obvious glance at his lips. His eyes darkened and he bit his bottom lip.“I mean...that doesn’t sound like such a terrible idea.”We shared a kiss then, but I broke it off to quickly put on his hoodie so he wouldn’t see how turned on I was by it.We were in the bedroom that he usually stayed in while on holiday with his grandparents. He had taken out two pairs of sweatpants and two different coloured hoodies from his little collection of clothes in his wardrobe, and asides the oversized cardigan my mom got him two years ago, he didn’t have any other clothes in there.“Blake, sweetie...”“Oh, I like that,” Blake said and gave me a quick kiss on my lips. “Call me that again.”He l
Last Updated: 2025-04-15
Chapter: CHAPTER SIXTY-TWOBLAKE’S POVTony’s eyes were rounded like saucers and he looked so goddamn adorable in that moment, I couldn’t think straight. I never knew a day would come when I’d want another guy as much as I wanted him.“You...want to take a shower with me?” His voice was low, almost inaudible and squeaky.“Yeah. Don't you wanna take one with me?” He looked a little frightened but I want to believe it was a good kind of frightened.“You want us...to be naked together?” The expression on his face was priceless. It was so red from embarrassment I almost felt bad for him. I could tell how much he was struggling from the way he tried not to let it show that he was indeed embarrassed by the idea of the two of us being naked and wet together. God, I loved him so much.“I believe that’s how showers work, Tony,” I responded, not even bothering to conceal my amusement. He pouted and then hid his face behind his palms. “Don't make fun of me, Blake.”I proceeded to drop multiple kisses on the back of his ha
Last Updated: 2025-04-06
Chapter: CHAPTER SIXTY-ONEANTHONY’S POV“Where the hell are we going to sleep tonight?” I asked Blake. We were in his mother’s car now, chased back in from how cold outside was. We didn’t carry coats or anything that could keep us remotely warm. I had never been this cold in my entire life.Blake turned to look at the back seat. “Looks pretty comfortable to me.”“Blake...” I started in a warning tone. I liked the car, but there was no way I was going to sleep in it. He smiled, a goofy grin and ruffled my hair.“I’m kidding. My grandparent’s cabin is a couple minutes away from here. Luckily for us, I am their favourite grandchild and so they told me the password to it.”He put the car in gear and a couple seconds later we were leaving the beach and on our merry way to his grandparents’ cabin.It was rare for me to feel as happy as I did then and I was scared to let myself feel that happy because I kept having this feeling that it would all be taken away from me. The last time I felt like this – this happy and f
Last Updated: 2025-03-31
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