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Coming Out of the Deep Chapter 6: Stalker Vibes
Lux"Get away from him, you psycho!" I yelled again, taking long strides toward Lake and the girl who still would not let him go, and yanked him out of her grasp. She tried to explain that she was just comforting him, but I refused to listen and told her to leave. What the hell? One minute she was all over Kairos, and the next trying to pass for Lake's friend?“What the hell is she trying to pull?” I muttered as she disappeared around the corner, wondering if that damn Kairos had anything to do with what she was up to. I had never harbored such intense resentment for someone I didn't even know as I did for that bastard. “It’s alright. I’m here. You are OK,” I whispered as Lake clung to me, realizing just how wasted he was. I had never seen him so out of it.Helping him stand straighter, I draped his arm over my shoulder, and we began to walk out of the bathroom. He was stumbling badly, causing me to sway as well, and I realized I would need assistance getting him back into our room.
Last Updated : 2024-12-15Coming Out of the Deep Chapter 7: Olivia Ridell
Lake's POV Lux and I exchanged a look, her eyes full of concern, but I couldn’t hold her gaze for long. My attention drifted to the girl standing behind us, and I still couldn’t find words to respond to her. I knew I didn't want her sitting next to us, but what would be my reason for chasing her away? I wasn’t a confrontational person, plus, as far as she knew, I had no reason to dislike her. She didn’t know I was gay or that something had happened between Kai and me, so she wasn’t aware that she did anything wrong. Regarding the kiss in the bathroom, I didn't know the whole story, and as I looked at her, my mind raced, desperately trying to piece together fragments of a memory that didn't exist.I pictured everything Lux had described to me, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't remember the incident.Instead, I was left with this hollow, sick feeling in my chest. I felt violated in a way I couldn’t fully articulate. I wasn’t even a tiny bit attracted to women. I was gay, str
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Lake’s POVMy heart slammed against my chest as I locked gazes with Kairos. He stood there, the bathroom door securely locked behind him, his green eyes dark and intensely focused on mine. "What are you doing here, Kairos?" I asked him again, but he didn't respond. Instead, he began to move towards me, the fiery energy emanating from him filling the small stall.I froze, my breath hitching as the last remnants of my relief vanished, my body betraying me by cutting off in the middle of my release, every muscle tensing. "Stop," I yelled, my voice shaky and urgent, the words barely audible over the roaring in my ears as I wondered what others thought when they saw him enter this stall with me inside."Kairos! Stop!" I turned quickly, fumbling to tuck my dick into my briefs and zip my jeans, but I wasn’t fast enough. His hand shot out, grabbing mine, halting me mid-motion, and my eyes flew up to meet his. For a moment, I thought I saw a flicker of something in them—a glimmer of gold th
Last Updated : 2024-12-18Coming Out of the Deep Chapter 9: Confused
Lux’s POVI glanced down at my phone and tapped the screen to see the time. Lake had probably been gone for an hour or more, but I had not kept track of the time so I wasn't sure. With a sigh, I looked over at Olivia, who was sitting across from me, scrolling through her phone, and said, grabbing my backpack and Lake's, "I'm going to the restroom." She gave me a hazy nod and barely looked up before turning back to her screen, which made me regret telling her I was leaving. We hadn’t exchanged more than a handful of words since Lake left. Olivia had tried to make small talk, asking how long I’d known Lake or what classes I was looking forward to, but I kept my answers short, and she got the message that I wasn’t interested in talking to her.There was something about her I couldn’t put my finger on, something that set me on edge. Maybe it was the way she acted too familiar with Lake or the subtle glances she kept casting my way. I didn’t care that they went to the same high school—so
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Lake’s POV“Are you okay?” Lux's voice was tinged with concern as she paused in front of me, and I assured her that I was, despite avoiding her gaze. "I was worried," she said, scanning my face. "I thought something had happened.""Nothing happened," I replied too quickly. But my voice sounded thin, and I half expected her to call me out for it. However, she didn't. Instead, she paused, studied me for a moment, and gave a small nod. "Okay. Alec’s waiting for us outside. He came to check on us.”"Right," I said, grateful for the change of topic, and I fell in step with her as we walked toward the doors leading outside. We were both silent for a moment before I cleared my throat, hoping to relieve the awkward tension in the air. “Did Olivia finally leave?”Lux shrugged, "I left her where we were sitting," and a smirk formed on the corner of my mouth. "You didn't attack her the moment I left, did you?" I asked, eliciting a laugh from her. “I was tempted to.” I could tell she didn't beli
Last Updated : 2024-12-19Coming Out of the Deep Chapter 11: Self loathing
Kairos’s POVWith my heart racing as if it were going to rip through flesh, I staggered into my room and slammed the door behind me. Anger and self-loathing roiled inside me, causing my hands to shake and my skin to burn as if I were going to explode.I tried to force the raging thoughts out of my head by pressing my palms against my temples, but it didn't work.What the hell had I done?I swore to myself that I would never lose control again, that I wouldn't let him do this to me. But everything I had been trying to bury came roaring back to the surface the moment I saw him, those bright eyes... disarming... hurt. And when I saw him with her, the same girl I used to push him away, something inside me snapped. What was he trying to do?It wasn't until it was too late that I registered what I was doing. He was on his way to the echoing dens they called restrooms, and I was right behind him. I felt as though I was no longer in my own body; as if I had been pulled into the echoing dens
Last Updated : 2024-12-20Coming Out of the Deep Chapter 12: Royal Privilege
Kairos’s POV Mira's voice temporarily calmed the storm of anger within me, but it couldn't be completely extinguished, and her melody faded as something began to pull me back. Ripples danced through the surrounding water as if the ocean were nudging me out of my trance, and I whispered thank you to Mira, whom I knew had so many questions but couldn’t ask as the connection didn’t allow two-way communication. The colorful marketplace, her smile, the crowd, and the glowing amphitheater of performers blurred and spun, slipping away like sand through my fingers. When my eyes finally opened again, I was back in the trench, and exhaustion descended on me with paralyzing force. My limbs were heavy, sluggish, and depleted of all strength, but I had expected this. It was the price I had to pay for the connection. Using the coral sapped the body, and sometimes even the spirit, but mine had already been sapped, so it was gentle on me. The guardians of the coral had slipped out of thei
Last Updated : 2024-12-21Coming Out of the Deep Chapter 13: Confessions
Kairos’s POVI arrived at the dorm in silence, with only the slight hum of the building to be heard as I pushed open the door. I expected Darian to be waiting, but as our eyes locked, his anxious expression crushed me. His face was blue as he jumped up and rushed to me. He didn't have contacts on, and the gold glow in his eyes made me feel even worse. I hated myself for making him worry."Where were you?” The words spilled out before I could close the door behind me. "I was worried sick, Kairos. What’s going on with you?” he added, and I raised my hand, trying to calm him, though the effort felt feeble. "Sit down, Darian," I asked softly. "I need to speak to you." He paused for a moment, his mouth opening to say something, but he held back the words and did what I asked, his gaze never leaving mine. Inhaling deeply, I sat across from him, struggling to maintain eye contact.I had practiced this moment from the beach. I’d told myself over and over how I would start to explain, how to
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Coming Out of the Deep Chapter 47: Fury
Third-Party POVLux was still frozen in the crashing waves, staring at the impossible vision in front of her, when the world was suddenly swallowed up in darkness again.The lightning was gone and Kairos, or whatever version of Kairos she had seen, vanished into the black. That was when the terror truly sank in.Her breath hitched and caught in her throat. The image of Kairos, the one with the tail suspended in the storm, burned itself into her memory like a curse. She had no idea what she had seen, but she knew one thing for certain: she needed to get out of there.Her feet pivoted before her mind could and sand kicked up behind her as she sprinted away from the shore, wild and ungraceful. Her knees buckled once, but she caught herself scrambling forward in the pitch black.The water's roar faded behind her, and her own ragged breaths became quiet, leaving only the pounding of her heart, which thrashed in her chest as if trying to claw its way out.A voice screamed in her head, "Run!
Coming Out of the Deep Chapter 46: A Twisted Nightmare
Lake's POVI watched Darian as he directed the car to pull over to the side of the road, his movements remaining eerily calm. My hands clenched in my lap as he stepped out and shut the door without saying anything, and I leaned forward, looking around for Kairos.But it was not just dark, but pitch black. There were no lights along this stretch of the beach, and no signs of life either. The only thing I could see was the ocean ahead, and the sound of it crashing and churning filled my ears, becoming louder with each passing second.I stared out, my heart racing, as Darian began walking down to the water, his steps unhurried. Pushing the door open, I stepped outside, my feet crunching into the sand as I took a step forward, but then I came to a halt.My legs would not allow me to move. "Is he over there?" I called out, pointing ahead into the darkness, hoping, needing Darian to say something that would calm my racing nerves and give me the courage to continue, and he stopped."Yes," he
Coming Out of the Deep Chapter 45: Pleading
Kairos's POVI lost all sense of reason and direction as Lake's phone rang and rang without an answer, and I removed my phone from my ear, checked the screen as if that would change anything before hitting redial. However, there was still nothing."Come on, come on," I muttered, pacing in a circle before coming to a complete stop. I couldn’t find my car keys. My heart slammed so hard it hurt as if it was trying to punch its way out of my chest, as I ran back to Darian's side of the dorm, still calling Lake as the phone rang again.The door was still ajar from before, and I saw his car keys immediately as I stumbled in and I snatched them without a moment’s pause. I had no shoes on. Just my pajama bottoms, but I didn’t care.My mind was too loud, my thoughts too jumbled, and I did not even try to hide my superhuman speed as I leaped down the staircase. There was no time to run like a human now. "Please help me," I begged any power that would listen, switching back to calling Darian as
Coming Out of the Deep Chapter 44: Complicated
Lux's POVThe cool air forced me to pull my robe tighter around me as I went outside. Reed's car was parked right in front of the building, just as he had said. He stepped out as soon as I appeared, and our gazes met in the orange glow of the streetlamp.He smiled, and I found myself returning it instinctively as we walked toward each other. Meeting halfway, we shared a quick hug."Sorry for bothering you so late," he said, pulling back.“It’s not a bother,” I quickly replied. “If it was, I wouldn’t be out here.” My voice came out sharper than I expected, but that was not the only thing that surprised me. The statement also surprised me, and I wondered if I was telling him or myself. He didn't seem to mind it, though, as he opened the car door for me. I slid inside, adjusting my robe and tucking my slippers under the seat.He took his seat on the driver's side. "So, did everything go well with what you needed to do earlier?" I asked, hoping to quickly relieve the tension that only I c
Coming Out of the Deep Chapter 43: In trouble
Lake's POVLux yawned softly and stretched her arms above her head before suggesting we call it a night. I glanced at the clock and realized how late it had become. I had finished my meal a while ago, and for the past hour, we had been sitting in the kitchen, talking about everything and nothing.I didn't think I had the energy to discuss what happened between me and Kairos. But despite my best efforts to avoid it, it came up, and I told Lux what had happened, how I wanted to talk to Kairos, what we said, and how we decided to be friends.She asked if it was not better to cut ties and avoid each other rather than hang out. But I told her that we would make it work.Lux did not press it; she was dealing with her own issues, such as Alec. The way he treated her still irritated me, and I didn't want to break my promise to Lux, but I was not going to let it slide. I planned to see my cousin first thing in the morning and talk to him.Getting up, I took my plate and mug to the sink for a q
Coming Out of the Deep Chapter 42: Excuses
Third-Party POV "I'm stupid for being heartbroken," Lux said. And Lake froze before the eggs in the pan sizzled and popped forgotten. He walked around the counter and wrapped his arms around Lux, engulfing her in a firm, protective hug that she fell into. Something twisted deep inside his chest. He was familiar with Alec and his friends' operations, having heard their stories when Alec returned home during breaks, the bravado, the casual bragging, the way girls were reduced to themes and moments. But he had hoped Alec would not pull such a stunt with Lux, knowing how much Lake cared for her. Lake's jaw tightened, and Lux gently drew back, just enough to look up at him, as she told him everything that had happened, including how Alec behaved as if he had never seen her before, how it broke her heart, and finally about Charlotte. She told Lake everything Charlotte said about Alec and his friends. But she paused as Lake's face turned red, and his eyes hardened with each word she s
Coming Out of the Deep Chapter 41: Played
Lux's POVReed looked at me as he ended the call, his expression changing to apologetic in a matter of seconds. “Hey, I'm really sorry… I need to go somewhere. Right now.”“It’s okay. I understand.”"I promise to make it up to you," he said quickly, and I nodded again, smiling slightly. One of the guys nearby must have overheard and chimed in, "She could hang with us; I will drop her off later—""–Absolutely not," Reed interrupted before the guy could finish, giving him one of those long, knowing stares that made me look between them both.Charlotte's words returned to my mind. They are all players. I shook the thought away as he gently touched my arm and motioned for us to leave. We turned and walked away, back towards his car. I could sense the tension in the air, as if he was half in his head and half trying to hold it together.“I really am sorry,” he said again as we reached the car. “It’s fine,” I replied. I was actually getting into the racing thing, but whatever was pulling hi
Coming Out of the Deep Chapter 40: Genuine
Lux's POVThe ride through Silverglade was breathtaking. After leaving the stadium and the chaos behind us, Reed suggested we stop for ice cream, which we did. There was this cute little roadside stand with the aroma of sugar and waffle cones dancing in the air. He chose mint chocolate chips, while I went with salted caramel.We talked as we drove, and the blur of streetlights and people faded, leaving only the quiet edges of town. Silverglade looked stunning in the evening light. And I stared out the window, watching everything pass by.Reed followed a winding road up a hill surrounded by trees that arched slightly over the road. The way the light hit them made them appear almost enchanted, and I pointed out the trees with curiosity. “What kind are those?” I asked, leaning forward to take in the long trunks and far-reaching branches.“Those..” he said, his eyes flicking between the road and me. “Jacarandas. You’ll see them bloom soon, purple flowers everywhere. My father refers to th
Coming Out of the Deep Chapter 39: A Setup
Lux's POVI took a step back and narrowed my eyes at the girl, trying to make sense of what was going on. "Excuse me?" I asked firmly, while the voice inside me snapped at the audacity. Whatever was or was not going on between me and Reed was none of this girl's damn business.Who even was she?The girl blinked like she’d only just realized how far she’d gone, and her expression softened slightly as she ran a hand through her tangled curls.“I’m Charlotte,” she said, sticking out her hand like that would fix the weird vibe she’d just dropped into my lap. I didn’t take the hand; I didn’t know where that had been. Furthermore, I did not go around shaking strangers' hands.Withdrawing her hand awkwardly, she sniffled, her eyes darting around as if she was trying to gather herself, and I watched her fingers tremble as they swept through her hair again, confirming what I had already suspected—she was on something.“I didn’t mean to come off rude,” she went on. "I just—I saw you and Reed ou
