Mike and Eric may have just found each other in a newly developing relationship. There developing romantic relationship shall soon encounter problems from the outside world. Not least of which the fact that Eric still has to end things with his girlfriend before the relationship can really be official.
Our major characters Mike and Eric may have found each other. However there our outside forces that will make them being able to stay together almost impossible. For now however they can bask in the glow of young love.
It was my senior year, I had finally come to terms with my sexuality. For years I had struggled with accepting the fact that along with liking girls I also had a thing for guys. I had told no one my secret not even my three best friends.
One chapter left after this one. Greg's hearing before the NHL board is today and he's incredibly nervous about it. Will the board be willing to go easy on him? And Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals has arrived and Tanner is feeling the pressure. Months of hard work have gone into the team leading up to this moment. Will their effort and hard work finally pay off? Or will they come up short for Tanner, Greg, and the rest of the team?
Greg is slowly reaching a breaking point. With the press constantly going after him for answers, he finds safety in two others. Tanner is taking Greg's fake relationship with Jesse very hard and watching it happen hurts him deeply. Unable to take it any longer, he has to get away. With the man he loves gone, Greg realizes his mistake and does whatever it takes to try and get him back. But the damage has already been done. Will he be able to get ...
With the press constantly going after Greg in order to find out who he's dating, Greg is beginning to lose it. Tanner is there to support him, but will that be enough? And Tanner becomes known as the next face of pro athletes supporting LGBT rights after a few situations. How will he handle the pressure? And Greg has a plan in order to get the media's attention away from Tanner after his public outbursts. Will Tanner agree to it? Or will it ...
Tanner and Greg are together again and ready to face the world together. Tanner makes his return to the ice after his suspension, but will his fans be so willing to welcome him? And will he be able to give them what they want? The opportunity for a good cause comes up and Tanner brings Greg in to help. What ensues is a lot of lust between the two. But when the lust fades, a photo is all that remains. And that photo has made it to the Internet. ...
Things haven't been going well for either Tanner or Greg. Tanner is in a deep depression with the breakup with Greg, adding a suspension from the NHL on top of it and he turns to the bottle to help ease the pain. But some close friends help to pull him out. Greg finally decides to start turning his life back around, starting with his Scott. Greg finds out about his mother's and Scott's history together, learning how he came to be. Taking a trip ...
Hello again, Gaydemons. An explanation for why I've been gone so long. Tanner and Greg have broken up after Tanner found Greg in bed with Brody and Clint. Now the two aren't speaking to each other and can barely even look at one another, which causes Tanner to revert to his hot-headed ways. And that hot head of his makes it's way back to the ice, and it isn't pretty. The divide between Tanner and Greg is widened after a fight between the two and ...
RichardAdams needs to disappear for a little while. Tanner is still in a coma and it's been eating away at Greg for the past few days. How much more can Greg take. And we dive into the mind of an unconscious Tanner to see what's going on in his head. Will everything be okay in there? Greg finds himself waking up to something he never expected, and it comes with drastic results. Will everything be okay again? Will Tanner and Greg ever recover ...
Greg's been in a slump for the past few days after learning how close and and Scott really are and seeing Greg like this is worrying Tanner. So he calls on someone to help get Greg back on track. Tanner has finally come to terms on how he feels about Greg, but with an important match coming up, he finds he can't tell Greg how he really feels. Tragedy strikes and it leaves someone's life hanging in the balance. Will he ever recover from it? Will ...
It's a few weeks after the wedding and Tanner and Greg are still going strong. But Tanner's a little confused about his feelings for Greg. How does he really feel about the man he's been secretly dating? And Tanner comes to the rescue for a young teammate, but does this teammate have something to hide? And can he confide in Tanner? The concert finally arrives and everyone's excited for the night. Tanner feels ready to tell his family about his ...
The time for Eric and Zane's wedding has come and Tanner and Greg are really looking forward to it. But is everything really going to be okay for the two? Tanner is uncomfortable with hiding his sexuality any longer and wants to let at least some people know. But will Greg let Tanner be open about who he is? Or will he keep the truth hidden away? And is Tanner ready to take one last step in his and Greg's relationship? Or will it all crash and ...
Tanner has come to terms with his sexuality and he and Greg are working together to make their relationship a good one. Tanner gets a big surprise thanks to Greg and the surprise is more than happy to be back with Tanner. But is there more to this surprise than meets the eye? Will Tanner be able to save this surprise from hurting someone else or even himself? Or will he be too far gone?
I'm back! A quick message from me and an explanation. Tanner and Gregory are finally together. But after their first night together, will Tanner be willing to stay? And will they be able to take their first steps together? And Tanner and Gregory try to get to the root of Tanner's anger on the ice. Gregory calls in a favor from a close friend to help. Will he be able to find out why Tanner's always angry on the ice? Or will Tanner prove to be too ...
Gregory has kissed Tanner and it's left both men very lost and confused. Tanner finally comes to a realization and is willing to give it a try, but Gregory doesn't want to hear it out of fear. The opening game of the Kings' NHL season is finally here, but Gregory seems to be having cold feet. Will the Kings be able to get ready in time for the game and win? Will Tanner and Gregory ever come to an understanding with one another? Or will maybe ...
A very important message from me regarding my future on this site. The season's a week away and the Kings are feeling the pressure. Tanner spends another day with Gregory. But as the day goes on, the feelings Tanner doesn't know he has get stronger. Gregory is still attracted to Tanner, but knows his player and new found friend is straight. But after a long day with Tanner, Gregory's emotions start to intensify. And with a confession from one of ...
The team is hard at work preparing for the upcoming season. What happens when Tanner is called into Gregory's office for an unknown meeting? Unexpected circumstances cause practice to be cancelled for a few days, leaving the team without much to do, except Tanner with freshly assigned homework from Gregory. Tanner invites Gregory over to his apartment. Will these two start to grow closer to one another? Or will they revert back to the animosity ...
A short message from me and the results of the voting to see what type of story I'm going to do next. Tanner and Gregory have come to an understanding with one another and seem to be working together to make the Kings stronger. Taking a field trip to work on their skills, the Kings welcome an unexpected guest. Will they take kindly to him? And Tanner gets a bit of advice from a fellow athlete, but will he be willing to accept it? And Tanner and ...
With a day off from practice, Tanner tries to decide how he wants to spend his free day. But when he sees the familiar face of his new coach at the gym, he asks Gregory for a big favor after remembering Zane's advice. Tanner's off to spend the day with Gregory, seeing what it is a gay person days on a day off, and learning a bit more about his new coach and how he really is outside of work. Tanner learns a bit more about Gregory and how his ...
An update from me and a message about fellow writer Nerdy Jock. Tanner has ruined his relationship with Adam, leaving him without a roommate and friend. The first practice of the pre-season is starting and Tanner is both excited and nervous about it. Does Gregory have what it takes to lead a professional hockey team? Will the team be able to accept his coaching style? Afterwords, Tanner meets up with a few friends and discusses how his life is ...
More than ten years have passed since Tanner graduated high school and his life is very comfortable. He's the captain of the L.A. Kings, has great friends and a fantastic roommate, and is looking forward to the upcoming season. But with a sudden announcement regarding the head coach of the Kings, a blast from Tanner's past is brought in. How will Tanner react to the reappearance of this man after so much time of not seeing or even hearing of ...
Eric and Zane's story is complete, but the 'Am I...?' universe isn't gone yet. Tanner White is in the last leg of his high school journey. He has a loving family, loyal friends, and is the star of his high school hockey team with a bright future ahead of him. However, there's one more thing about Tanner that not many people know about him: he's a bully he often targets Gregory Natick, a small, thin classmate of Tanner's. Tanner thinks Gregory is ...
Just like the final chapter of 'Am I...?', there's no description for this chapter. Thank you all so much for reading. I hope you all enjoy the final chapter of 'Could I Be...?'
Another update in the voting and a small personal update before the second to last chapter of 'Could I Be...?'. Eric is more conflicted than ever. Should he stay with Zane and be perfectly happy at Stanford? Or should he follow his dreams and join the Giants? Eric and Zane try to make their long distance relationship work and are keeping each other strong through the whole process. But is Zane hurting more than he wants people to know. It's a ...
A quick note from me and the current standings of the voting. Everything's great for Eric now that he and the Cardinal are a team again. But when a sudden opportunity arises for Eric that could set his future in stone, what will his choice be? Will he take it and follow his dreams, leaving everyone he's close to behind? Or will he give it up so he can stay where he is, keeping everything exactly the way it in right now? Zane seems to be ...
The team finds Eric responsible for Jack getting hurt and they've ostracized him from the team. Will this affect how Eric performs on the field? And will he make a choice that makes him give up what he loves? Eric falls into a deep depression and it starts to affect his and Zane's relationship. Will Eric come to his senses and get back what he lost? Will the Cardinal ever be the same team again? Or will nothing ever be the same as it was before ...
An update from me and plans for the future. Spring break is over and Zane and Eric are heading back to Stanford with Mr. and Mrs. Mercer. Will things between Zane and his parents stay on a good note? Or will Mr. and Mrs. Mercer fall back into their old lives? And with a break from their busy schedules and out of the eye of Zane's parents, Eric and Zane finally get some much needed alone time. And tragedy strikes the Stanford Cardinal baseball ...
First, a message from me. Zane's lost his ability to draw, but is there a deep underlying reason behind it? Will Zane be able to draw again? Or will his gift never return? Zane and Mr. Mercer help to show Eric around the city and Mr. Mercer helps Zane settle back into the city of Dallas. Mr. Mercer's first test with homophobia comes up. Will he support Zane, or will he crack under the pressure? And Zane's ready to confront his demons: his old ...
Zane has reunited with his parents and they're in the process of rekindling their relationship. For spring break, Zane decides to head home to Dallas with his parents and Eric to try and confront his old demons, but will these demons be too strong for the newly confident Zane? Zane worries that the people at his old home won't accept his sexuality, but does this turn out to be true. And a terrifying experience causes Zane to lose what he cares ...
It's almost spring break and Eric and Zane are comfortably moving along in their daily lives. But when two people Josh and Leo know very well come knocking and one of them asks Eric and Josh to perform on stage with him, will Eric be willing to go along with it? And it's the return of Mr. and Mrs. Mercer. An accidental encounter terrifies Zane to the core. Letting that fear take him over, he tries the unthinkable. Will Eric and Zane's parents ...
With Eric finally securing his place on the Stanford baseball team, he's ready for his very first match. But will he be forced of the field by unruly fans who don't like the fact that Eric's gay? Or will he find his footing on the pitcher's mound And show them that he belongs on the field? After the game, Eric receives a pleasant surprise from his teammates. But the surprise doesn't end there. Will Zane have something waiting for Eric himself?