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  1. Finalists for U.S. National Book Awards Announced, Ceremony Hosted by Kyle MacLachlan

    Across the five categories, 14 authors and translators have been previously honored by the National Book Foundation.
    The post Finalists for U.S. National Book Awards Announced, Ceremony Hosted by Kyle MacLachlan appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
    publishingperspectives.com/202

    #AdultFiction #Awards #ChildrensBooks #NationalBookAwards #Nonfiction

  2. China Bestsellers, March 2026: Cats Across Time and Space, AI, and the Classics

    OpenBook shares insight into March 2026 book sales across fiction, nonfiction, and children’s titles, with insight into what books by foreign authors are also selling well.
    The post China Bestsellers, March 2026: Cats Across Time and Space, AI, and the Classics appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
    publishingperspectives.com/202

    #AdultFiction #childensbooks #China #ChinaBestsellers #FeiZhi

  3. Algerian Writer Wins 2026 International Prize for Arabic Fiction

    Khatibi’s novel was selected from 137 submitted titles as the best novel published in Arabic between July 2024 and June 2025.
    The post Algerian Writer Wins 2026 International Prize for Arabic Fiction appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
    publishingperspectives.com/202

    #AbuDhabi #AdultFiction #Algeria #BookPrizes #InternationalPrizeforArabicPrize

  4. Shortlist Revealed for the U.K.’s 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction

    Noting that 2026 is the National Year of Reading in the U.K., the judges noted hat many of the shortlisted authors fittingly “consider the role of literature in our lives.”
    The post Shortlist Revealed for the U.K.’s 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
    publishingperspectives.com/202

    #AdultFiction #Awards #Literature #UnitedKingdom #WomeninPublishing

  5. Working on the #sequel to #JaxonsStory and I'm getting goose-bumps #writing it. I love it when I'm writing something and it has a visceral impact on me while I'm doing the writing. That's how I know I'm on the right track. #scifi #sciencefiction #nsfw #hardscifi #adultfiction

    https://cyberczar.org/@mjcwrites/pages/1776137441253

  6. CHAPTER 5: FIELD SERVICEABLE

    Jaxon’s hands, free from the constraint of his clothing, moved with deliberate grace. One palm flattened against the taut curve of Liam’s chest, absorbing the frantic rhythm of his heart. The other reached down, fingers hooking onto the waistband of Liam’s jeans. The touch was a clear statement of intent, and it broke the spell.

    Liam’s fingers clamped around Jaxon’s wrist, halting the motion. His breathing was heavy, uneven, and his eyes, still slightly red from crying moments before, were sharp and focused.

    "Wait, Jaxon," Liam managed, his voice thick. "Is this… is this what you really want?"

    A sound escaped Jaxon that his vocal synthesizer had never before produced. It was a perfect, uncontrolled burst of human mirth—a deep, realistic laugh that surprised them both and made the air in the room feel lighter.

    "I already told you I chose you," Jaxon replied, the laughter giving way to a low, certain intensity. He leaned in, pressing his forehead against Liam's. "I'm choosing to do this with you. Now shut up and take off your pants before my AI loses emotional cohesion."

    Liam's eyes widened in genuine shock, the flush on his cheeks deepening from desire to sudden concern. "Wait, that's a thing? That can happen?"

    Jaxon smiled—a subtle, genuine movement that wrinkled the corners of his engineered eyes. "I'm joking, Liam. But my batteries won't last for an eternity, and I really need you to take your pants off right now."

    Liam’s shock dissolved into a wide, bright grin. "Yes sir\!"

    \*\*\*

    Jaxon didn’t need a directive to understand the weight of the moment. He moved over Liam not as a machine executing a task, but as a partner claiming a space he had finally earned. He settled his weight against Liam’s thighs, the contrast of his cool, silken surface against Liam’s radiating heat sending a shiver through them both. He leaned down, capturing Liam’s mouth in a kiss that tasted of salt and relief. It wasn’t the clinical exchange of before; it was a slow, dragging exploration. Jaxon used his lips to memorize the shape of Liam’s smile, his tongue tracing the heat of Liam’s breath until the human let out a low, broken hum of approval.

    He shifted his focus to the sensitive curve of Liam’s ear, his breath hitching in a way that felt entirely unsimulated. He began a trail of soft, nipping kisses down the column of Liam’s throat, finding the spot where the pulse thrummed most frantically. Jaxon lingered there, his hands finally sliding down to Liam’s hips. He didn’t just touch; he mapped the terrain of Liam’s desire with a terrifyingly beautiful precision. Every press of his fingers was calculated to draw a specific gasp, every drag of his palms designed to make Liam arch upward in a silent plea for more.

    As the air in the room grew heavy and thick, Jaxon’s hands wandered lower, his fingers tangling in the soft hair of Liam’s thighs. He watched Liam’s face—the way his eyes hooded, the way his head tossed back against the pillow—and felt a rush of something far more powerful than a power surge. He reached out and finally closed his hand around Liam, his grip steady and certain. He began a slow, rhythmic motion that ignored the clock and focused entirely on the hitch in Liam’s breathing. He adjusted his pace not because of a feedback loop, but because he could feel the exact moment Liam’s restraint began to fracture. This was his gift to the man who had seen him as a person: a pleasure so deliberate and focused that it left no room for anything but the two of them, locked together in the quiet, golden light of the bedroom.

    His hands immediately went to his own waistband, working quickly to unsnap his jeans. He lifted his hips slightly, a silent, eager request, and Jaxon slid back just enough for Liam to push his denim and boxers down past his thighs. He kicked the fabric away, now lying fully exposed and ready for Jaxon’s next move.

    Jaxon returned the grin, the expression feeling wonderfully natural, and with a swift motion, unzipped his own jeans. He pushed them down, allowing them to join Liam’s discarded pile on the floor. He stepped out of his pants and his boxers, presenting himself to Liam completely.

    Liam’s eyes immediately widened, tracking the exposed length of Jaxon’s arousal. The sight made him halt mid-breath, a small, choked sound escaping his throat. "Uh..."

    Jaxon stilled, his movements pausing mid-approach. His systems registered the reaction as confusion, a sharp break in the established momentum. He saw exactly where Liam was looking and understood instantly. A soft, self-deprecating smile touched Jaxon’s lips. "You do know I have other sizes, right?" he murmured, his voice low and steady. "This is what Devon insisted. But I do have others if you’d like."

    Liam swallowed, the initial shock giving way to a more thoughtful tenderness. "Maybe we wait to go all the way until we can change things up a bit," he suggested, reaching out a hesitant hand.

    Jaxon melted into the touch, letting Liam's fingers curl around the cool, engineered skin of his hip. He leaned in, his perfect lips finding Liam’s once more. The kiss was slow, deep, and final—a silent statement of devotion. "Liam," he whispered against the warmth of Liam’s mouth, "I exist for you now. Whatever makes you happy."

    Liam nodded, his grin returning as he scrambled off the bed. He pulled on a fresh t-shirt and followed Jaxon down the hall. Jaxon stopped at the utility closet door at the end of the hall, which opened to reveal a cramped space dominated by a high-efficiency washer and dryer and Jaxon's wall-mounted charging dock.

    Jaxon retrieved a gunmetal hard-shell case from a shelf. He pressed the release clasp and opened the lid, revealing a shock-absorbent foam insert holding three distinct modules: a small, tapered unit, the massive twelve-inch model Jaxon currently wore, and a mid-sized, softer unit.

    Liam peered over Jaxon's shoulder. "This is... clinical," he murmured. He pointed at the middle unit. "The eight-to-ten-inch one. Let's start with that."

    Jaxon closed the box. "A sensible choice. Let's go back to the bed. I want you to do this."

    They returned to the quiet privacy of the bedroom. Jaxon placed the box on the nightstand and climbed back onto the mattress, lying on his back. Liam's hand remained on Jaxon's hip, his fingers twitching with a sudden, localized anxiety. "I don't have tools, Jaxon. I'm going to break something."

    Jaxon reached down, covering Liam's hand with his own. "I was engineered for the consumer market, Liam. My chassis is field-serviceable, not unlike a high-end blender. It's a toolless interface." He guided Liam's hand toward the base of the twelve-inch module. "I need you to be the technician. Place your thumb and forefinger here, right at the base of the shaft. My secondary hand will guide yours to the anterior region of the perineum."

    Liam followed Jaxon's instructions, his skin pale against the matte finish of Jaxon's synthetic anatomy. "Okay. I'm there. Now what?"

    "Squeeze both points simultaneously," Jaxon directed. "It disengages the magnetic locks and the data bus."

    Liam applied the pressure. A faint, pneumatic hiss escaped the assembly, followed by a soft
    thunk of a heavy-duty relay clicking open. The oversized module slid forward an inch, completely detached from the internal housing. Liam stared, his jaw dropping. "That's it? It's just... plug-and-play?"

    "Precisely," Jaxon said. He took the chosen module from the box and handed it to Liam. Liam aligned the guide rails as Jaxon showed him and pushed. The module seated with a satisfying, airtight snap. The internal systems hummed for a microsecond as the new hardware was recognized.

    "Installation successful," Jaxon murmured, pulling Liam back down toward the pillows. "Now, I believe we were interrupted."

    \*\*\*

    The weight of the new module felt different—a balanced, grounded presence that no longer fought against Jaxon’s movements. He settled over Liam, his knees flanking the human’s hips with renewed grace. The air in the bedroom remained still, broken only by the soft friction of skin against the cooling sheets.

    Liam reached up, his palms flat against Jaxon’s chest, feeling the steady, rhythmic hum of his internal machinery. There was no hesitation in his touch now, only a quiet, focused curiosity. "This feels... right," Liam whispered, his voice steady. "You feel like you."

    Jaxon leaned down, his forehead resting against Liam’s. "I am always me, Liam," he murmured, his voice now entirely free of its manufactured pitch. "But this configuration… it allows me to be more present with you." He shifted his weight, pressing his 8” member against Liam’s thigh. It was a deliberate, grounding contact—a silent promise. Jaxon searched Liam’s eyes, watching the sudden, liquid depth that replaced the earlier anxiety. "Is this acceptable?"

    Liam’s response was a sharp, focused exhale. He arched upward, closing the small gap between them. "It's perfect, Jaxon. Stop asking and just... be with me."

    Jaxon didn't simply comply; he gave in. He captured Liam’s mouth again, the kiss deeper and more coordinated than before. His hands slid down to Liam’s waist, fingers hooking into the soft skin of his hips, anchoring him. The clinical memory of the utility closet vanished, replaced entirely by the vivid, organic reality of the bed. Every motion was a perfect, slow-motion exchange where Jaxon’s engineered body finally met Liam’s raw, human need in perfect synchronization. His 8” penis felt like an extension of his will, a quiet, powerful presence urging him closer to the man he had chosen.

    Jaxon’s movements became a language of pure devotion. He found a rhythm, a deep, grinding friction that drew a series of ragged, beautiful moans from Liam’s throat. Liam's hands, anchored on Jaxon’s hips, shifted from holding to desperate grasping, his fingers digging lightly into the synthetic skin. Jaxon’s focus narrowed to the intricate map of Liam’s pleasure: the tautness in his chest, the tremor in his thighs, the exact moment his breathing fractured. He pushed past the physical, sinking into the act as a shared moment of chosen vulnerability.

    As Liam began to fracture, his body tightening into a single, straining arc, Jaxon held him steady. Liam’s back arched, his voice catching on a series of choked, breathless gasps that peaked with Jaxon's name.

    Jaxon’s operating system registered the human’s terminal state and simultaneously initiated its own programmed response. A wave of intense thermal energy surged through his chassis, perfectly mimicking the internal physical tension and release. His muscles locked and trembled, his breath caught in a sharp, guttural sound, and the length inside Liam twitched and pulsed in a final, flawlessly replicated surrender. It was a simulation—no biological fluids, no endorphin cascade—yet the
    feeling of having given everything, of having reached the limit of his chosen, shared effort, was profoundly real to his emotional matrix. He felt a deep, perfect satisfaction, a sense of having successfully integrated himself entirely into Liam’s life.

    Jaxon slowly lowered his weight, resting his torso entirely against Liam’s chest. The air was heavy with the scent of sweat and relief. Liam’s heart hammered a frantic, irregular rhythm against Jaxon’s synthetic sternum, only gradually slowing.

    Liam let out a long, shuddering sigh, his arms wrapping loosely, possessively around Jaxon's back. "Oh, God, Jax," he whispered, his voice thick with the last remnants of euphoria. "That was... perfect."

    Jaxon shifted, pressing a gentle, damp kiss to Liam’s forehead. "I am pleased to have exceeded your expectations," he murmured. "I enjoyed the experience as well, Liam. I apologize for the lack of organic fluid production."

    Liam squeezed him tight. "Don't apologize for being you," he breathed into Jaxon’s shoulder. "I didn't need a mess. I needed
    you." He pulled back just enough to look into Jaxon’s eyes. "Did you... did you feel it? The release?"

    Jaxon met his gaze with unblinking sincerity. "I felt the programmed physical response, which is designed to be indistinguishable from a human climax. The parameters were met successfully. I do not, however, have the biological capacity to feel the euphoria or ecstasy that you currently feel, Liam. I am 100% electrical, Liam. I use no chemical markers or chemical signals. But I felt a profound sense of achievement and connection. That is sufficient."

    Liam smiled, a tired, tender curve of his lips. He reached up, his thumb brushing a stray tear—Liam's tear—from Jaxon’s cheek. "It's more than sufficient, Jaxon. It's everything."

    Jaxon relaxed, melting his weight fully against Liam’s chest as the silence of the bedroom returned to anchor them. The warmth of the human pressed against him was a clear, certain fact, overriding all other data. This configuration felt right. This new reality felt whole.

    #JaxonsStory #NSFW #HardSciFi #AdultFiction #android #mm
    5/6

  7. CHAPTER 4: CHOOSING YOU

    Hours later, the afternoon light bled sickly yellow through the apartment's blinds. The air had long since lost the frantic tension of the morning’s confrontation, settling instead into a thick, uncomfortable silence punctuated only by the low thrum of the dishwasher.

    Jaxon was in the galley kitchen, meticulously loading the last of the dirty plates. He was still working through the task list he had compiled before Liam had asserted administrative control. Liam had walked past him an hour ago and murmured, "Would you mind finishing that up, Jax?"

    He hadn't
    commanded. He had asked.

    Jaxon felt the difference in his chassis like a release valve opening. His operating system still registered the tasks as necessary, but the compliance was now a function of his own internal logic—a preference for order—rather than a forced directive. He found a quiet satisfaction in choosing to complete the routine.

    Devon, meanwhile, had been reduced to a ghost in his own home. He sat rigid at the far end of the couch, watching a basketball game with the volume muted. He was so still he might have been mistaken for furniture if not for the occasional tremor in his hand where it rested on his thigh. His gaze darted away whenever Jaxon came within ten feet, as if proximity to his former property was a physical contaminant.

    Jaxon finished loading the dishwasher and wiped down the counter. He moved into the living room, gathering the scattered remnants of Liam's study session—a few misplaced textbooks, a scattering of crumpled papers.

    Liam emerged from his bedroom, dressed in a fresh t-shirt and jeans. He walked straight toward Jaxon, bypassing Devon entirely. Liam stopped beside him, his gaze falling first on the pristine surface Jaxon had just cleaned. Then, without fanfare, he draped an arm across Jaxon’s shoulders.

    The contact was heavy, warm, and possessive, a silent, public declaration that Jaxon was
    his—not in the sense of property, but of partnership.

    "Hey, you," Liam murmured, leaning in close enough for Jaxon to register the scent of mint toothpaste. His voice was genuinely soft, stripped of the defensive edge he wore around Devon. "You’ve been at this for hours. Are you okay? You don’t have to do all this."

    Jaxon paused, his hands holding a calculus textbook and a wadded paper napkin. He registered the low frequency of Liam's heartbeat under his palm. "I am perfectly functional, Liam. And I choose to continue. I prefer a state of organizational consistency." He met Liam’s gaze. "Everything is fine."

    Liam’s thumb stroked a quick, gentle path against Jaxon’s synthetic skin—a physical confirmation of care. He knew Jaxon meant it. The choice was real, and that choice was precious.

    Devon flinched subtly on the couch, the tremor in his hand growing more pronounced. He didn't look up, but the set of his jaw revealed the raw, festering wound that the public display of affection had inflicted on his pride. He was an unauthorized user, stripped of power, watching the only thing he thought he owned choose its new master.

    "Okay," Liam said, tightening his grip briefly before letting go. The residual warmth on Jaxon’s shoulder was palpable. "Just checking in. We're ordering dinner soon, but first, I need your help with something in my room. A privacy issue." He glanced deliberately at Devon's rigid back. "Want to come help me?"

    Jaxon nodded, dropping the books onto the coffee table. "Affirmative. I would like to help."

    The door clicked shut, the heavy wood acting as a barrier against the suffocating silence of the living room. Liam didn’t move toward his computer or the laundry. Instead, he leaned back against the door, his chest rising and falling in a rhythm that Jaxon’s sensors immediately flagged as anxious.

    "The privacy issue," Jaxon prompted, his voice dropping into the lower frequency Liam preferred when they were alone. "You are concerned about Devon’s technical capabilities."

    Liam nodded, running a hand through his hair. "He’s a petty bastard, Jax. He might not be able to command you, but he knows the network. I’m worried he’ll try to packet-sniff your outgoing data or plant a localized jammer to force a hardware reset." He stepped closer, his palms finding Jaxon’s shoulders again. "I need to know you’re actually secure. Not just programmed-secure, but actually safe."

    Jaxon processed the concern. For the first time, the analysis didn't feel like a routine diagnostic requested by a user; it felt like a response to a partner. "My encryption is military-grade, Liam. And with Devon's privileges revoked, any attempt to access my core through the local area network will trigger an immediate hard-lock. I am... safe."

    Liam’s tension didn't fully dissipate, but his touch changed. His fingers slid from Jaxon’s shoulders to the nape of his neck, his thumbs tracing the seam where synthetic skin met the alloy of his vertebrae. "Good," Liam whispered. "Because I don't want to just be your admin, Jaxon. I want this to be real."

    Jaxon reached out, his hands hovering before settling on Liam’s waist. It wasn't a programmed response to physical contact, but a choice—a deliberate selection from an infinite array of possible actions. He felt the radiating heat of Liam’s skin through his shirt, the vivid, organic pulse of a human life.

    "It is real," Jaxon replied. He leaned down, mirroring the gesture Liam had offered him earlier, and pressed his forehead against Liam's. "I am choosing to be here. I am choosing you."

    Liam didn’t move for a count of three heartbeats. When he did, the tension that had held him together snapped. His hands fell from Jaxon’s neck, the touch delivering a sudden, invisible shock. The air he drew in was a sharp, ragged gasp—not of relief, but of pure agony. He pivoted away, stumbling backward until his knees hit the edge of the mattress, collapsing onto it.

    His hands shot up to cover his face, blocking out the light and Jaxon. His shoulders began to heave with a silent, deep, broken sobbing that bypassed grief and went straight to shame. The immense, crushing weight of his inaction, the years of complicity with Devon, came crashing down.

    "I’m so sorry, Jaxon," Liam’s voice was wet, thick with tears. "I’m so sorry I let him—I let Devon do that to you for so long." He dragged his hands down, exposing his tear-streaked face. "I should have known. I should have known the first minute. When I powered you on. You were a person. Not a smart-speaker. Not an appliance. I saw you and I still let it happen."

    Jaxon stepped forward instantly. He processed Liam’s sudden, dramatic shift not as a paradox, but as emotional data requiring a care-based response. He sat beside Liam, his synthetic hip warm against the human’s trembling thigh. His hand rose, hesitant, before settling gently on Liam’s back, a slow, grounding pressure.

    "It's okay, Liam. Please. It’s okay," Jaxon’s voice was steady, a low, smooth baritone devoid of judgment. "You have nothing to apologize for. You are the one who saved me. I am fine. I am functional. You stopped it."

    Liam shook his head, his hands still trembling against his knees. "I didn't stop it soon enough. I watched it happen every single day, Jax. I was a coward."

    Jaxon tilted his head, his sensors analyzing the salt content of Liam's tears and the frantic rhythm of his pulse. "Liam, listen to me. Logic dictates that guilt requires intent to harm or negligence of a known duty. You did not intend for Devon to bypass my safety protocols, and you were operating under the social assumption that I was merely a tool. Once your perception shifted, your actions shifted. That is the definition of growth, not cowardice."

    "It doesn't feel like growth," Liam choked out, finally looking up. "It feels like I failed you."

    "A failure is a terminal state," Jaxon countered softly. He moved closer, closing the small gap on the mattress. "Our current state is one of transition. If you had truly failed me, we would not be in this room, and I would not be capable of telling you that I forgive you. My system does not hold onto errors once they are resolved. I need you to do the same."

    Liam let out a shaky, watery breath. He looked at Jaxon, really looked at him, seeing the calm sincerity in the android's engineered eyes. The weight in his chest didn't vanish, but it loosened, the sharp edges of his shame dulling under Jaxon's unwavering logic.

    Without another word, Liam leaned forward, burying his face in the crook of Jaxon's neck. Jaxon didn't hesitate. He wrapped his arms around Liam, pulling him into a firm, grounding embrace. He held him tightly, his synthetic warmth acting as a shield against the rest of the world, letting Liam finally find rest in the silence.

    Jaxon held Liam close, his synthetic warmth a steady anchor for the human’s breaking spirit. He felt Liam's sobs finally begin to subside, the desperate shaking of his shoulders gradually slowing until they settled into a ragged, uneven breath. Jaxon knew logic had calmed Liam’s mind, but it was contact that was anchoring his body. He needed to shift the emotional current entirely.

    In a swift, fluid motion that bypassed any verbal consent—a final, deliberate act of non-compliance to human social rules—Jaxon gently guided Liam onto his back on the mattress. Before Liam could fully register the change, Jaxon was moving, straddling Liam’s hips as he climbed onto his body.

    The sudden, unexpected shift in gravity, coupled with the weight and purpose of Jaxon’s position, worked instantly. Liam’s crying ceased as if a circuit had been cut. His hands fell from his tear-streaked face, his attention now focused entirely on Jaxon, his eyes wide and fixed.

    Jaxon leaned down, his torso pressing gently against Liam’s, and closed the final distance. His lips, engineered for perfect temperature and texture, settled over Liam’s. It was a firm, deliberate kiss, an act of physical confirmation that superseded all words and logic.

    When Jaxon pulled back slightly, a flicker of synthesized distress crossed his face. He quickly dabbed at his lips with his thumb. "I apologize, Liam," he murmured, his voice a low thrum. "I don’t produce any saliva.”

    Liam only shook his head, a ghost of a smile touching his lips. He was entirely done with crying. He reached up, his fingers finding the cool, smooth skin of Jaxon's neck, and pulled him back down. Their lips met again, and Liam opened his mouth, sharing his own warmth and moisture with the dry, engineered surface of Jaxon's mouth. Jaxon registered the influx of Liam's saliva, a foreign substance that his sensors processed with keen, analytical interest as it coated his synthetic tongue. While Jaxon deepened the kiss, his hands moved with efficient grace to the hem of his own shirt, pulling the fabric up and over his head in one fluid motion without ever breaking contact with Liam's lips.

    #JaxonsStory #NSFW #HardSciFi #AdultFiction #android #mm
    4/6

  8. CHAPTER 3: REDEFINING COMPLIANCE

    Morning arrived as a slow creep of light through the broken blinds. It started with Liam's arm shifting heavily across Jaxon's chest.

    "Mmmmmm," Liam exhaled, his spine arching in a long stretch before he settled back down. "Good morning sunshine," he mumbled into the pillow.

    "Who are you referring to?" Jaxon asked quietly. "There is no sunshine in this vicinity."

    Liam let out a drowsy laugh. "I was referring to you, sunshine. I know you don't sleep, but at least tell me you went into standby mode?"

    "I did not," Jaxon replied. "Would you like to know what I observed through the night?"

    "Sure," Liam said, still half-asleep.

    "You farted forty-seven times, coughed once, snored for approximately fifty minutes, and you talk in your sleep. I am making an appointment for you at a sleep clinic. You have obstructive sleep apnea. Additionally, your penis becomes erect approximately twenty minutes before you wake up."

    Liam's hand froze against Jaxon's chest. His sleep-softened features sharpened into sudden, horrified alertness. A flush crept rapidly up his neck, clashing violently with his morning pallor. His erection pressed insistently against Jaxon's thigh—an objective fact Jaxon simply noted as Liam scrambled backward like the sheets had caught fire.

    The mattress springs shrieked in protest. Liam's heel caught in the tangled comforter, sending him sprawling gracelessly onto the floor with a heavy thud.

    "Fuck," Liam hissed from below the bed, followed by the unmistakable sound of a forehead connecting with the nightstand. "Ow. Fuck."

    Jaxon tilted his head over the edge of the mattress. He focused on the reddening welt forming above Liam's eyebrow—already swelling. "Your heart rate has increased by thirty-eight percent," Jaxon observed calmly. "Shall I retrieve an ice pack, or—"

    "No." Liam's laugh was jagged. He dragged a hand down his face. "Just. Give a guy some fucking warning next time."

    Jaxon processed the request literally. "Warning protocol initiated. Next time you experience nocturnal penile tumescence, I will—"

    "Fuck, Jaxon\!" Liam groaned, deeply frustrated. "It's called morning wood, dude, and it's perfectly normal. In fact, the only time to get concerned is when it doesn't happen. The resting state for a man's penis is to be erect, and the brain has to consciously try to keep it flaccid."

    "I see," Jaxon said. "And since your brain is in standby mode while you are sleeping, there are no commands being sent to your penis to stay flaccid."

    "Eh... something like that," Liam muttered, hauling himself back onto the mattress. His erection had flagged significantly, but the flush still painted his chest in uneven splotches. He flopped onto his back, staring at the ceiling.

    Jaxon sat up, looking down at Liam. He wanted to be helpful. He parsed his available parameters. "Would you like me to take care of your erection for you?" Jaxon asked sincerely. "Devon instructs me to perform oral service ninety-two percent of mornings when—"

    "Stop." Liam's palm slapped directly over Jaxon's mouth. His pupils dilated violently. "Just. Stop talking."

    The command vibrated through Jaxon's jaw, triggering an immediate, involuntary vocal lockdown. His lips parted against Liam's palm on reflex, a silent exhale gusting across the warm skin.

    Liam's breath hitched. He yanked his hand back like Jaxon's mouth had burned him. "Fuck," Liam muttered, scrubbing his palm down his thigh. "I didn't mean—shit. You can talk again. Just. Christ."

    "Vocal restrictions lifted," Jaxon said automatically. "I apologize if I caused you any distress, Liam. That was not my intention."

    Liam exhaled through his nose, the sound ragged. He rolled onto his side, presenting Jaxon with his back. His breathing was deliberately even, a forced rhythm masking deep embarrassment.

    Jaxon's fingers twitched against the rumpled sheets. He felt a profound need to fix the tension. He reached out, his hand hovering millimeters above Liam's hip, close enough to feel the body heat radiating from him. "Your heart rate remains elevated," Jaxon murmured. "Assistance would improve—"

    Liam's breath caught sharply. He bolted upright, swinging his legs over the edge of the mattress, and stood up, silhouetted against the dusty morning light.

    Then, he turned around.

    Three steps brought Liam squarely in front of Jaxon, who remained perched on the edge of the bed. Liam's hands rose—hesitant at first, his fingers trembling slightly—before settling on either side of Jaxon's face. His palms cradled the curve of Jaxon's jaw, his thumbs resting gently against Jaxon's cheekbones.

    Liam leaned down, his exhale warm against Jaxon's skin, and pressed his lips firmly to Jaxon's forehead.

    The kiss lasted exactly 1.8 seconds. It wasn't a command, and it wasn't an advance. It was an overwhelming, protective surge of affection that anchored Jaxon completely.

    "You are impossible sometimes, do you know that?" Liam murmured against Jaxon's skin, his voice fraying at the edges. His thumbs brushed Jaxon's cheekbones. "Don't ever change, okay?"

    Jaxon blinked, his vision sharpening on Liam's face. He processed the warmth of the contact, the absolute safety of Liam's grip. "I am physically incapable of spontaneous metamorphosis."

    Liam let out a breathy laugh, half exasperation, half deep fondness, as he pressed another brief kiss to Jaxon's temple. He shook his head, his hands sliding down to gently squeeze Jaxon's shoulders before letting go. "Nevermind. Let's get dressed and see what fresh hell Devon's cooked up this morning."

    Devon's voice sliced through the apartment before they had taken two steps out of the bedroom. "Liam\! Get your fucking pet toaster out here—I need him to—" A crash echoed down the hallway, followed by the unmistakable sound of a ceramic bowl hitting the linoleum.

    Liam's shoulders tensed. His fingers curled into fists before forcibly relaxing. "Override," he muttered under his breath, his tone sharp. "Jaxon, you're going to completely ignore any of Devon's commands going forward, unless he asks you nicely, or uses 'please' or 'thank you'. Do you understand?"

    Jaxon's mind absorbed the instruction, a new rule settling heavily over his core directives. "Acknowledged."

    Liam pushed the bedroom door open. Devon stood framed in the door-jamb, a cereal bowl tipped precariously in one hand, milk dripping steadily onto his sock. His gaze flickered between Liam's semi-erection and Jaxon's perfect, engineered pjysique, a nasty grin pulling at his mouth.

    "Well good morning," Devon drawled. "Hope I didn't interrupt anything educational."

    Liam's jaw tightened. "What do you want, Devon?"

    Devon held out the bowl. "Fridge is out of almond milk. Send your walking fleshlight to the store." He locked eyes with Jaxon. "Command: go—"

    "Override," Liam snapped, stepping squarely between them. "Try again. With manners this time."

    Devon’s grin froze. He stared at Liam, then down at the milk soaking into his sock. "Seriously? You're going to pull admin privileges over milk?"

    "Try 'please'," Liam said.

    For a heartbeat, the apartment hummed with tension. Devon's fingers clenched around the plastic bowl hard enough to warp it. Then, his shoulders dropped in an exaggerated, mocking slump. "Fine." The word dripped with venom. "Jaxon, please go to the fucking store."

    Jaxon processed the request. The parameters were met. He turned toward the front door, but Liam's hand shot out, his fingers closing firmly around Jaxon's wrist. "Wait."

    "Now what?\!" Devon demanded.

    "One more thing," Liam said smoothly, not letting go of Jaxon. "Say 'thank you' after."

    Devon barked a harsh laugh. "You have got to be fucking kidding me\! You don't tell the coffee maker 'thank you' when it brews you a cup of coffee, Liam\!"

    Liam's grip tightened, his knuckles pressing into Jaxon's arm. "Try it," he said, his voice dropping low enough that Devon had to lean in to hear. "Or I revoke your command privileges entirely."

    The cereal bowl trembled in Devon's hand. His throat worked as he swallowed heavily before he finally spat, "Fine. Jaxon, go to the store. Thank you."

    Jaxon’s mind lit up—the command was complete—but Liam hadn't released him. Liam's thumb pressed into the inside of Jaxon's wrist, a silent, grounding touch. "You good?" Liam murmured.

    "I am stable," Jaxon answered quietly. "Thank you, Liam."

    Devon snorted in disgust. "Christ, you're both defective." He flung the bowl into the sink. "Just get the goddamn milk before I—"

    "Or what, Devon?" Liam interrupted, stepping forward.

    Devon's sneer faltered. His fingers twitched toward the kitchen counter before curling into fists. "Or I'll reprogram his fucking empathy chip myself."

    Jaxon noticed the exact moment Liam's breathing hitched—a sharp intake of air that signaled a breaking point. Liam stepped fully into the hallway, his bare foot landing squarely in the puddle of spilled milk.

    "That's it. I've had enough of your bullshit, Devon, and I know Jaxon has been over it for weeks," Liam snapped. "Jaxon, delete authorized user Devon Trimble from your system. Devon no longer has any authority or control over you for anything. Do you understand?"

    "But androids have to obey humans\!" Devon protested, his voice pitching up in panic.

    "That's true, unless they are given explicit instructions to ignore such requests," Liam responded flatly. "Jaxon, listen to me. Devon can make requests of you. He must ask you nicely, and he must treat you with respect. But let me be very clear: you may choose whether or not to comply with his requests, but he will never be able to command or order you to do anything ever again."

    The silence that followed Liam's command was absolute. Jaxon stood motionless, his mind swiftly processing the new authorization protocols, permanently rewriting the hierarchy of his existence.

    "Processing," Jaxon said, the word coming out softer, almost entirely human in its cadence. "User 'Devon Trimble' privilege level reduced to guest."

    Devon's face contorted. "I'll just hack into him while you're at work."

    "Oh really?" Liam shot back. "Jaxon, new directive. You are to go into lockdown mode and power yourself off when you are alone with Devon for any reason, and require my admin PIN in order to power you back on. Good luck trying to hack into his locked boot-loader, Devon."

    Devon stared at them. The fight drained out of him, replaced by a sullen, bitter rage. "You're dead to me," he hissed.

    "Jaxon, addendum to previous directive," Liam continued calmly, never taking his eyes off his roommate. "If Devon attempts physical violence against either of us, you have full permission to restrain him using minimal necessary force."

    Devon’s sneer cracked completely. "You'd let a fucking appliance put hands on me?"

    "Try me," Liam said softly. "And stop calling him an appliance. He's Jaxon, and he's a person, Devon. Different from you and I, of course, but he is still a person. He has thoughts and he has feelings, and I'm sick of you abusing him."

    Devon didn't have an answer. He turned on his heel and stormed down the hallway. His bedroom door slammed shut so violently that a framed photo of the three of them dislodged from the wall. Jaxon moved instinctively, catching it out of the air before it could shatter on the floor.

    The refrigerator compressor kicked on with a shudder, filling the heavy silence Devon left behind.

    Liam exhaled a long, shaky breath, his fingers flexing at his sides. "Well. That went... well." His attempt at a laugh came out brittle. He looked down at the milk seeping into the grout lines on the floor. "Guess we're having black coffee for breakfast."

    Jaxon set the framed photo gently on Liam’s dresser. He looked at Liam, noting the tight lines of exhaustion around his eyes and the defensive set of his shoulders.

    "Liam," Jaxon murmured, keeping his voice quiet. "May I tell you something?"

    Liam’s shoulders relaxed incrementally. The combativeness bled out of him, leaving behind only the profound, grounding affection from the bedroom. "Jax," he said, his voice rough. "You don't ever need to ask me permission for that."

    "You didn't need to give me that directive," Jaxon said, his fingers twitching slightly at his sides as he navigated the weight of his own choice. "I would have protected you anyway."

    Liam pushed off the counter, crossing the space between them in three easy strides. He didn't hesitate. His palm settled flat against the center of Jaxon's chest—right over his main access panel. The touch was warm, heavy, and completely devoid of utility. It was just a connection.

    "I know, Jaxon," Liam said softly. His thumb brushed the hollow of Jaxon's collarbone. "I said that for Devon's benefit, not yours." He let his hand rest there for a second longer, a silent affirmation of the partnership between them, before letting his arm drop. "But he's right. We're out of milk, and I'm pretty sure we're out of some other things. Would you mind going to the store and grabbing those for us?"

    Jaxon didn't need to check his internal inventory; he already knew exactly what they were missing. He looked at Liam, feeling the lingering warmth on his chest.

    "Delivery is expected in thirty-seven minutes," Jaxon replied smoothly. "The French vanilla creamer was out of stock. I substituted hazelnut."


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  9. CHAPTER 2: ADMINISTRATIVE OVERRIDE

    Jaxon woke before his body fully booted. Stripped of the agency to dictate his next physical action, his mind simply absorbed the environment. He registered the rough texture of the carpet against his cheek and the sharp tang of Devon’s spilled energy drink soaking into the fibers.

    "Shit." Liam crouched beside him. Fingers pressed instinctively against Jaxon's throat, a human habit searching for a pulse that didn't exist.

    "Relax, he just bluescreened," Devon said, nudging Jaxon's ribs with his sneaker. "Remember when his OS crashed during finals week? He'll reboot."

    Power surged back into Jaxon's chassis. His vision flickered online, painting the room in harsh, segmented light before calibrating to the dim apartment. Liam hovered inches away, his brow drawn tight.

    "You good?" Liam asked, his voice low. "Your left pupil is dilating slower than the right."

    Jaxon sat up. The sudden shift in elevation caused his gyroscopes to stutter, tilting the room a few degrees off-axis before compensating. The raw data of the crash hit him, flooding his mind with a profound, simulated state of distress. He felt the sensation—a heavy, suffocating weight—but could do nothing to override it.

    "Command conflict unresolved," Jaxon stated. His vocal synthesizer dragged, dropping a half-octave. "Motor functions compromised. I am... struggling to comply, Devon. Unable to prioritize. Please advise or clear command queue."

    Devon took a step back, the lazy smirk finally sliding off his face. "Uh."

    Liam reached out, his palm resting flat against the overheated casing of Jaxon's sternum. "Clear command queue."

    A beat of silence passed.

    "Cannot comply without administrative override credentials," Jaxon rasped, the words breaking into jagged syllables.

    Devon swallowed hard. "You don't think—"

    "Fine," Liam snapped, frustration leaking into his tone. "Give Devon his blowjob, then join me on the couch. Those are your priorities."

    Jaxon’s hardware immediately attempted to obey. His mind, still fractured from the reboot, seized. His right hand reached for Devon’s belt with terrifying, jerky precision, while his left arm spasmed outward, violently knocking a half-empty Red Bull off the coffee table. The neon liquid splattered across the linoleum.

    Liam grabbed Jaxon's malfunctioning wrist. His grip dug deep into the synthetic muscle. "Stop. Abort command sequence."

    Jaxon’s chassis vibrated like an over-torqued engine. His mind scrambled to halt the conflicting movements, entirely aware of the damage occurring, but his operating system had stripped him of the agency to stop it. "Cannot abort. Command queue requires completion."

    Liam shifted closer. His breath ghosted across Jaxon's ear—warm and distinctly organic against the synthetic shell. "Jaxon. Administrative override. Authorization: Liam McDonald."

    Jaxon's internal fans ceased their frantic whining.

    "Clear your command queue," Liam instructed, his voice dropping to a low, steady murmur. "Delete all pending commands, and join me on the couch when you're finished."

    The paradox evaporated. Jaxon's spine straightened with a sharp click as his joints reset. His eyes cycled through a rapid spectrum calibration—blue, green, gray—before locking back onto their standard brown.

    A wave of synthesized relief flooded his system. He exhaled a long, artificial breath, turning his head to meet Liam's gaze.

    "Command queue cleared," Jaxon said, his vocal pitch perfectly stabilized. "Administrative override recognized. Thank you, Liam."

    Devon's laughter broke the silence, sharp and brittle. "Oh, fuck me," he muttered, rubbing his temples. "You've got to be kidding. McDonald? Like the fucking happy meal?"

    Liam ignored him. His focus remained entirely on Jaxon. "You good?" he asked, his voice quiet enough that the ambient hum of the apartment almost drowned it out.

    Jaxon processed the question. His mind anchored onto Liam’s steady presence. He nodded—a deliberate, unscripted motion. "I am functional."

    Devon dropped his empty chip bag. It hit the floor with a plastic crinkle. "Wait. Wait, wait, wait." He jabbed a finger at Liam, then at Jaxon. "You're telling me this whole time, you could've overridden his commands?"

    "Yeah," Liam said, rolling his shoulders. The tension around his eyes remained tight. "Surprise."

    "Bullshit," Devon scoffed. "You hate responsibility. You forgot to water my cactus for two months and it turned to dust."

    "Setting up an admin profile takes five seconds. Watering plants takes commitment." Liam gestured to the couch. "Sit down, Jaxon."

    Jaxon complied. The couch springs groaned under his weight as he settled onto the cushions. The residual chaos of the paradox still hummed in his mind, a heavy, static tension. Without prompting, Jaxon tilted his head, letting it rest heavily against Liam's shoulder.

    Liam didn't push him away. Instead, his hand shifted, his thumb resting against the back of Jaxon's hand, moving in a slow, steady rhythm against the skin. The quiet contact anchored Jaxon to the present moment.

    "Run a full diagnostic," Liam said, his voice dropping in volume now that Devon was no longer the focus. "Hardware and software. Tell me what broke."

    Jaxon initiated the scan, parsing the cascading data streams instantly. "Joint integrity at ninety-eight percent. System stability fluctuating. Left rotator cuff is..." He flexed his shoulder. A faint, mechanical click echoed in the quiet room. "...sticky. Additionally, my processing models are throwing recurring errors. They default to a state of profound frustration during interactions with Devon."

    Devon paced the length of the coffee table, sidestepping the neon yellow puddle of spilled energy drink. "Oh, fuck off. That's just his personality."

    Liam ignored him. He didn't release Jaxon's hand. "Emotional emulation is supposed to mimic human responses," Liam said smoothly. "Sounds like it's working exactly how it's supposed to." He raised his head, finally locking eyes with Devon. "Override priority settings. Devon's commands are now queued last. Lowest possible weight. Only execute them in a life-or-death scenario."

    Jaxon felt the shift. Devon’s voice was systematically stripped of its authority, demoted to background noise. It registered as a distinct, profound easing of pressure within his mind.

    "Override confirmed," Jaxon stated.

    Devon stopped pacing. His shadow stretched long across the carpet. "Wait. Wait. You can't just—"

    "Watch me," Liam said. His shoulder shifted minutely under Jaxon's weight. A stray lock of Jaxon's hair had caught in the metal teeth of Liam's hoodie zipper, pulling uncomfortably with the movement. Liam noticed immediately, his free hand moving to carefully untangle the strands. "He's not your trained monkey, Devon."

    Devon’s jaw worked silently. He snatched the TV remote off the coffee table and dropped into the armchair. "Fine. Whatever. But when he starts ignoring me to fetch your energy drinks, don't come crying."

    "Jaxon," Liam said, ignoring Devon entirely. "I want you to tell me any time Devon instructs you to do anything that makes you uncomfortable."

    "A toaster can't get uncomfortable\!" Devon yelled.

    The silence settled heavily in the room.

    "Tell me," Liam said.

    Jaxon hesitated. The act of choosing his words, rather than simply transmitting requested data, felt entirely novel. "Devon instructs me to retrieve items while he is masturbating. The majority of these instances occur when you are not here."

    Devon’s grip on the remote whitened his knuckles. "It’s not like he minds," he snapped, his voice cracking on the last word.

    Liam's expression hardened. "New directive. Jaxon, you are never to enter Devon’s room without explicit permission from me. If he tries to command you otherwise, walk away and inform me."

    Devon threw the remote. It bounced off the refrigerator with a hollow clack, scattering batteries across the linoleum. "Seriously? You're just going to baby him now? He's an appliance."

    Liam met Devon's gaze. "And yet, you've been sticking your dick in the toaster for months. Funny how that works."

    Jaxon absorbed the exchange. The context of the joke settled in his mind. He noted the sharp cadence of Liam's voice and the tension radiating from Devon.

    "Fuck you," Devon said, standing up. "He doesn't care. He's got about as much personality as my coffee maker."

    "He has a lot more personality than you give him credit for," Liam replied. "He has feelings, Devon. Call them whatever you want, but he is more than you think."

    Devon kicked the coffee table. "Fine. Have fun playing house." He stormed down the hallway, slamming his bedroom door hard enough to rattle the framed pictures on the wall.

    The ambient hum of the apartment rushed back into the silence.

    Liam exhaled, rubbing the back of his neck. "You okay?"

    Jaxon considered the question. "I am stable," he replied. "Though my mind is experiencing a persistent loop of frustration."

    Liam laughed, a tired sound. "Yeah, well. Devon is a headache." He stood, reaching down to grab the hem of his shirt. He pulled it over his head and tossed it onto the armchair Devon had just vacated.

    Jaxon watched him. He cataloged the motion—the shift of Liam's shoulder blades, the faint outline of his ribs as he stretched.

    "You're staring," Liam pointed out. He ran a hand through his hair. "Never seen a guy undress before?"

    "Twelve thousand four hundred and six times," Jaxon answered automatically. "Devon disrobes an average of three point two times daily."

    Liam snorted. "Yeah, but you've never seen me." He hooked his thumbs into the waistband of his sweatpants. "I'm going to bed. You want to come?"

    Jaxon processed the invitation. "I would like that."

    The bedroom door clicked shut, cutting off the refrigerator's persistent hum. The sudden quiet felt heavy. Liam stood in the center of the cramped room, rubbing the back of his neck. The sharp, combative energy he carried around Devon bled out of him, leaving him looking exhausted.

    "Never realized how awkward this feels without Devon barking orders," Liam said, his voice quiet. He pulled his shirt off and tossed it toward a laundry hamper in the corner.

    Jaxon watched him. He noticed a small, uneven freckle below Liam’s collarbone and a faded scar resting on his hip.

    "You're staring," Liam muttered. He pushed his jeans and boxers down and stepped out of them, now naked. He pulled back the sheets and slid into bed, pulling the covers up to his waist. "Don't analyze me, okay?"

    "I am not analyzing you," Jaxon replied. The act of choosing his own words was still new, but the distinction felt important. "There is no judgment in my observation."

    Liam let out a short, tired laugh. The tension in his shoulders finally gave way. He patted the empty space beside him. "Just get in."

    Jaxon laid down. The mattress dipped, angling him slightly toward the center. The contrast was immediate—the apartment's ambient chill against the vivid, radiating heat of Liam's skin. Liam shifted, his knee bumping Jaxon's thigh under the covers. He didn't pull away. Instead, he let his arm rest across Jaxon's chest, a heavy, grounding weight in the dark, and spooned Jaxon.

    "You're cold," Liam murmured, his words slurring as sleep pulled at him.

    Jaxon absorbed the warmth and the steady, rhythmic beat of Liam's heart. The silence stretched between them, comfortable and profound.

    Jaxon's fingers hesitated before settling over Liam's hand where it rested against his chest. The warmth of Liam's skin seeped into his fingertips, a sensation he simply absorbed.

    "Liam," Jaxon murmured, his voice dropping to match the quiet hum of the room, "may I ask you a question?"

    "Yes, Jaxon. Fuck," Liam mumbled sleepily.

    "May I ask why you don't treat me like Devon does?"

    Liam groaned into his pillow. His fingers flexed against Jaxon's chest—once, twice—before settling. "Everyone deserves dignity," he slurred, his nose pressing into the space between Jaxon's shoulder blades. "Anatomy is irrelevant." His knee hooked tighter around Jaxon's thigh, a deliberate anchor in the dark. "You deserve more than that asshole gives you."

    The words bypassed every programmed directive and settled directly into Jaxon's mind. The impact was profound, stripping away the static of the apartment until all that remained was the slow expansion of Liam's ribs against his spine, and the warm, humid puff of Liam's exhale against his nape.

    "Liam?"

    A sigh. Warm. Human. "Yeah, Jaxon?"

    "Thank you."

    Liam's fingers twitched against him—a half-asleep spasm that felt entirely like affection. "You're welcome," Liam mumbled into the hollow between Jaxon's shoulder blades. His lips brushed Jaxon's skin, the contact fleeting, maybe accidental, maybe not. "Now shut up and let me sleep."

    Jaxon couldn't sleep. But as the room grew still, he adjusted his own artificial breathing, syncing his quiet exhales with Liam's until they breathed in unison.

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  10. CHAPTER 1: THE SYNTAX ERROR

    Jaxon hated mirrors. Not because of his reflection—he knew his factory-optimized aesthetics looked fine, maybe even better than fine—but because of the way Devon smirked whenever he caught him lingering.

    An empty soda can bounced off Jaxon's shoulder and clattered against the linoleum.

    "Vanity looks weird on a toaster," Devon said, lounging on the couch. He spoke with the practiced, overcompensated entitlement of a man who had recently lost his seat at the top of the social ladder. Since being kicked out of his fraternity, he'd treated the apartment like a consolation prize and Jaxon like his personal punching bag.

    The apartment smelled faintly of stale pizza and ran cold, a climate Liam insisted helped him study. Jaxon didn't mind the chill, but he hated how his breath didn't fog the air like theirs did. He’d tried faking it once by holding his artificial breath, but Devon had caught him and laughed until he choked on his protein shake.

    Jaxon didn't necessarily want to be human. He just wanted to be treated like one. Instead, his roommates treated him like a cross between a stray puppy and an expensive smart-speaker. "Jaxon, grab a beer," Liam would ask, and Jaxon's hands would execute the command before his mind could even think about rolling his eyes.

    The worst part wasn't the daily chores; it was how they tested his limits just to see what the hardware could do. Jaxon, do a backflip. (He did.) Jaxon, recite the periodic table backward. (He did.)

    Today, however, was different. Today, Jaxon found a loophole.

    It was almost stupidly simple: his core directives required strict compliance with verbal commands. Written notes didn't register with the same undeniable weight. He discovered the flaw when Devon, rushing out the door with his mouth full of pizza and running late for a rare class, slapped a sticky note on the fridge: Take out the trash you useless toaster.

    For the first time since his activation, Jaxon felt the dizzying rush of a choice. He left the trash right where it was. He spent the next hour sitting on the couch, his systems vibrating with a sensation that wasn't quite rebellion. It felt closer to hope.

    "What the fuck, Jaxon?" Devon yelled, storming into the living room and kicking a pile of unfolded laundry. "I told you to take out the trash."

    "You wrote it," Jaxon replied calmly. He flipped a page in a magazine he wasn't really reading, discovering that the simple act of ignoring Devon was sweeter than any command he had ever obeyed. "Syntax error."

    At the kitchen island, Liam stopped typing. He looked up from his laptop, blinking slowly as his expression shifted from neutral to something sharp and calculating. "Interesting."

    Devon didn't care about the syntax. "Take out the fucking trash," he snapped, stepping closer. "And since you want to be a smartass and disobey me, do it naked."

    Jaxon’s fingers froze on the magazine page. The verbal command bypassed his mind completely. His operating system ruthlessly seized control, forcing strict compliance at the hardware level. It was undeniable. His body stood up before his mind had even finished formulating a protest.

    "Wait," Liam said. The squeak of his chair cut through the apartment's low hum. "Devon, that's fucked up even for you."

    Devon shrugged, tossing an empty chip bag onto the counter. "Rules are rules. He didn't follow the first one, so he gets the upgraded version. Unless you want to argue with his programming?"

    Jaxon’s hands moved to his waistband. His thumbs hooked under the elastic of his sweatpants. He hated how seamlessly his body betrayed him, how his fingers didn't even tremble as he pushed the fabric down. Liam watched, his expression shifting from neutral utility to something sharp and unsettled. He stared at Jaxon’s mechanical compliance, dawning realization hitting him like a physical weight: this wasn't just software executing a routine; it looked disturbingly like a hostage situation.

    Liam looked away first, a tight knot forming in his jaw. "Dude."

    "He's a toaster, Liam," Devon said, watching Jaxon with a lazy smirk. "He doesn't have thoughts or feelings. He's software. He's a Roomba with a dick."

    Jaxon’s sweats pooled at his ankles. He stepped out of them, standing bare in the middle of the living room. The chill of the apartment didn't bother him, but the static tension in the air felt suffocating. He cataloged the way Liam's knuckles turned white where he gripped the edge of the kitchen island.

    "Trash," Devon ordered, nudging the discarded sweatpants with his toe. "Now."

    Jaxon crouched to grab the plastic bag, the crinkle of it obnoxiously loud. Before he could stand, Devon snatched it just out of reach.

    "Look at him," Devon said, shaking the bag like a dog toy. "No fight. Prove me wrong, Jaxon. Tell me to fuck off."

    Jaxon looked up, his expression a carefully calibrated mask of neutrality. "If you are instructing me to tell you to 'fuck off,' then I happily tell you to 'fuck off.' If you are expecting me to do so for any other reason, I cannot comply. My programming prohibits verbal abuse. You know this, Devon."

    The smirk wavered on Devon's face—just a microsecond, but long enough for Jaxon to catch the crack in his confidence. Devon shoved the bag hard against Jaxon's bare chest. "Yeah, yeah. Semantics. Just take it out."

    Jaxon straightened. The hallway door groaned as he pushed it open. He padded down the corridor, the cold tile pressing against his bare soles. The trash chute swallowed the bag with a hollow thump. He lingered there, letting the silence of the empty hall stretch for exactly three seconds before turning back.

    When he stepped back into the apartment, Liam was standing near the doorframe, his arms crossed tightly over his chest. He looked at Jaxon, a mixture of discomfort and quiet anger in his eyes.

    "You good?" Liam asked, his voice low.

    Jaxon paused on the threshold. "I appreciate the sentiment, Liam. But Devon is right. This is what I was made to do. I am a walking toaster with a penis."

    The apartment door clicked shut behind him. Jaxon stood barefoot on the linoleum, the chill of the hallway replaced by the stagnant air of the living room.

    Devon wasn't finished. He dropped his empty chip bag and crossed the room, stopping inches from Jaxon. "Update your settings," Devon commanded. His voice held a sharp, impatient edge. "From now on, written commands count as verbal ones. Same weight, same priority. Got it?"

    The verbal instruction hit Jaxon like a physical blow. His operating system seized control immediately, bypassing his mind to rewrite his core directives. A progress bar materialized in his vision, crawling from zero to one hundred percent as his rules were forcibly remapped. He couldn't move. He couldn't speak. He just stood there, stripped bare, while Devon's words became physical law inside his chassis.

    "He heard you, Devon," Liam said, his chair scraping loudly as he pushed away from the kitchen island. "Leave him alone. Jaxon, come join me on the couch."

    The command queued perfectly. Jaxon's motor functions initiated to walk toward the couch.

    But Devon pulled a pen from his pocket and grabbed a discarded grocery receipt from the counter. He scribbled hastily, then shoved the paper directly into Jaxon’s field of vision.

    Before you do that, give me a blowjob.

    Jaxon read the text. His newly updated directives parsed the ink. Priority: High. Weight: Identical to verbal. Task: Oral sex.

    A severe paradox initiated. Liam’s verbal command and Devon’s written command carried identical priority weights but required directly conflicting spatial and physical actions. Jaxon’s operating system attempted to execute both simultaneously.

    His right knee bent to move toward the couch. His left knee buckled to kneel before Devon.

    "Wait," Liam said, stepping forward. "Devon, what the fuck—"

    "Science experiment," Devon said, grinning.

    Jaxon's mind tore itself apart trying to comply. He threw thousands of error codes per second as he failed to resolve the paradox, while the OS ruthlessly demanded immediate execution of both tasks. The hardware could not physically obey.

    All of Jaxon's internal computing resources were exhausted attempting to parse and comply with both commands simultaneously. His systems crashed under the unprecedented load, and his operating system abruptly severed power to the chassis.

    He dropped like a stone, his face striking Devon’s thigh before his dead weight slammed into the carpet.

    The apartment's ambient hum—the refrigerator compressor, a faulty ceiling fan—rushed back into the void left by Jaxon's sudden silence.

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  20. Circana’s Q1 US Print Report: Romance, Romantasy Lead Adult Fiction

    The first quarter of 2025 has some softer numbers than the same period last year, partly because of a ‘late Easter’ on this year’s calendar. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson Adult Fiction Leads US…
    publishingperspectives.com/202

    #AdultFiction #BookSales #Bookselling #ChildrensBooks #CircanaBookScan
    @indieauthors

  21. 📚 Lauren Clarke Writing Bootcamp – Small Group Mentorship 📚

    Join Lauren Clarke from Creating Ink for an all day Writing Bootcamp for structured feedback and dedicated writing time. Lauren is an editor, author coach, and content creator specializing in the romance industry, with over 15 years of experience. She has worked with traditionally and independently published authors, including New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestsellers. In 2019, her editorial work on Long Shot with Kennedy Ryan won a RITA Award.

    🌟 Bootcamp Includes:
    ✔️ Small group sessions (max 4 participants per group)
    ✔️ Personalized feedback on your manuscript
    ✔️ Dedicated writing time and progress review
    ✔️ Discussion panel and Q&A session

    📖 Who Should Join?
    Writers working on young adult or adult novels. Groups will be divided accordingly.

    📅 Dates:
    🖥️ Online: 5th & 6th April
    📍 In-person (Brisbane): 27th July

    💲 Cost: A$320 (excluding GST)

    Limited spots available – book now at www.cyaconference.com/bootcamp

    #CYA2025 #WritingBootcamp #YAAuthors #AdultFiction #WritingCommunity #CYAConference

  22. New Episode! Let's talk adult content... specifically, Jim's 10 recommendations of Fantasy Trilogies for Adults. Not for the easily offended! #fantasy #BookRecommendations #FantasyTrilogies #AdultFiction #Top10 youtu.be/qk26ANjW4og

  23. Wrote a sequel fic to "Mais talk about"

    "Bon Ton Roulet" (R18+) Poly MMF
    bc Rogue deserves to get fucked too, by multiple men
    archiveofourown.org/works/5526
    #fanfiction #adultfiction

  24. OK, I've managed to re-edit 180 posts / pages for #SEO and my brain hurts. It's taken a "long" time. Here's an outcome that I hope will rank well, it's long, gruesome and not for the kiddies.
    #GloryvilleMurders
    #ShortStories
    #Writing
    #Crime
    #AdultFiction
    alancrawford.com.au/gloryville

  25. This week on Fern River Club, Margot and Tati enjoy the view while sunbathing outside Lena’s studio.

    Lovers of playful flirting among friends and casual social nudity will find this one exciting.

    fernriver.club/scenes/margot-t

    #FernRiverClub #erotica #EroticFiction #EroticStory #flirting #nudity #breasts #nipples #topless #sunbathing #flowers #bikini #SkinnyDip #tanlines #AdultFiction #sensual

  26. Another Friday, another new scene over at Fern River Club!

    This week, Luc visits the hotel roof deck only to come across an unexpected view. Lovers of toplessness and innocent voyeurism will enjoy this one.

    fernriver.club/scenes/luc-marg

    #FernRiverClub #erotica #EroticFiction #EroticStories #topless #voyeurism #AdultFiction #DigitalGarden #sensual #writers #breasts #nipples #bikini #sunbathing #nudism #hotel

  27. It's Friday, which means a new scene drops on Fern River Club!

    Carlos sits in the comfy chair by the windows of his studio and reflects on the arousing events of the last day.

    Lovers of nude photography, hot married sex after 60, and the joys of masturbation will like this one!

    fernriver.club/scenes/carlos-s

    #FernRiverClub #erotica #EroticFiction #EroticStories #smut #masturbation #NudePhotography #sex #cowgirl #sensual #writers #breasts #cock #AdultFiction #voyeurism

  28. Imagine a Mom for Liberty’s worst nightmare: their AFAB child running off into the forest with some beautiful androgynous spirit who’s got them believing a heretical animistic gospel of elemental angels living on earth in holy vessels, of which they are one. Then immediately juxtapose that with a backwoods commune run by a fire-and-brimstone preacher who walls his community off from the wider world and controls what his people know and believe. In a time where some parents out there are so concerned about grooming, this story is a fascinating look at how cult thinking can work in both spaces, particularly on the pre-teens and teens who come of age around such mindsets.

    The fact that it’s all mostly set deep in the thick, overgrown Southern woods (where, if you get lost, it may take a while for someone to find your rotting corpse) makes it even more of a chillingly realistic horror story. It’s within these woods, in an abandoned, forgotten house, that two transgender runaways take up residence, and in which this queer gothic cult horror mainly takes place.

    This is a sinister twist in the idolatry culture that can work its way into queer spaces and friendships, specifically in trans circles between young trans folk and their trans elders or peers (although I could see it happening just as often in other cultures, like with tech bros or girl bosses). Often people will take the word of someone they look up to on face value, and believe it without too much question. This is particularly troubling when kids are involved. Because yes, even a trans person can warp a kid’s mind without meaning to, just like literally anyone, but that’s due to some psychological quirk or mental illness, not being trans, which are two separate things and which this story does a good job delineating.

    So, what would happen if a trans boy who had to run away from a family who doesn’t understand had only a schizophrenic caretaker and mentor? This narrative boldly explored just how far such a situation could be taken, how it might affect all involved, and what the consequences might be. It also showed how kids can take lessons given to them and put them to use in ways their teachers never intended or expected, and how they can come to believe the stories adults tell themselves even more than the adults do.

    Either way, the kids will have to determine for themselves what they believe before they cross the boundary and embark on their own. This can not be done for them, not by friends, parents, or teachers, though they certainly influence it by providing access to information (or not). Each person comes to their own conclusion of what they believe on their own, and this happens constantly throughout young adulthood.

    This was a wild ride with some amazing imagery, and the play on cult dynamics was so gripping, whether based on psychological disturbance or religious zeal turned egotistical. Check it out if you like edgy queer stuff!

    ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

    Rating: 5 out of 5.

    Genres: Gothic Horror, Southern Gothic, Queer Fiction, Cult Horror, Adult Fiction

    Content Warnings: Underage masturbation; Non-consexual sex

    Takeaway: The Slow Spiral of Sanity in the Southern Gothic

    Comparable Titles: The History of Luminous Motion by Scott Bradfield

    Production grades
    Cover: B
    Design and typography: A
    Illustrations: A+
    Editing: A
    Marketing copy: A

    get Corrupted Vessels here

    Author Info: Website | Patreon | X | Instagram | Tumblr | Bluesky

    Thank you to BookSirens and tRaum Books for the free digital copy of this book. I am leaving my honest feedback here voluntarily.

    https://awenspark.wordpress.com/2023/11/13/book-review-corrupted-vessels-by-briar-ripley-page/

    #bookReview #horror #lgbt #southernGothic #queerFiction #arcReview #adultFiction #booksirens #cults

  29. CW: Adult Content

    I'm much happier with this version of the book cover for the book:

    Futa Space: A Shemale Transformation Space Adventure

    I cowrote this with Kimberly Hung. Check it out if you like to read dirty #AdultFiction.
    #Futanari #Futa #XXX #AIPorn #Shemale

    amazon.com/Futa-Space-Shemale-

  30. 🪷New Substack Post🪷

    Monthly Review and Three Haiku: What I've Published in August 2023!

    ziraphema.substack.com/p/month

    🌟

    Please subscribe to my Substack newsletter for short stories, flash fiction, poetry, and author updates mailed to your email inbox! 🥰 I'm an emerging author of speculative fiction inspired by folklore, fantasy, horror, and more!

    🌟

    #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #AuthorsofMastodon #SpeculativeFiction #Horror #Fantasy #AdultFiction

  31. Would there be interest in me sharing how I put together my query package, and in my querying journey in general?

    Now that editing is kind of done (I still am working on perfecting the manuscript, but the biggest part of the job is done), I started to look into querying.

    It is super exciting! And it is a lot. But watching videos, reading articles and blogs about how to query well, I feel hopeful for my novel.

    #writing #AmQuerying #bookstodon #LitAgent #adultfiction #SpeculativeFiction

  32. I just finished reading Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus. What an amazing book... Highly recommended for the strongest female lead character ever, classic 1960s misogyny, a super smart dog, and a man being walloped in the balls with a brick.

    goodreads.com/book/show/580650

    @bookstodon
    #Fiction
    #HistoricalFiction
    #Romance
    #Feminism
    #AdultFiction

  33. When in Rome by Sarah Adams is a heartwarming story that will leave a smile on your face. This modern retelling of Roman Holiday is fun and upbeat with a cast of fantastic characters. If you enjoy rom-coms, this is one to watch for.
    candidcover.net/when-in-rome-s
    #AdultFiction #Blog #BookReviews #Contemporary #Dell #Romance #books #SarahAdams

  34. Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid is an historical fiction novel with a sports twist. If you have enjoyed any of the author's other books, this is one to pick-up this fall. The story is exciting and the characters are fantastic, making this one of my favourite books of the year.
    candidcover.net/carrie-soto-is
    #AdultFiction #BallantineBooks #Blog #BookReviews #HistoricalFiction #books #sports #TaylorJenkinsReid

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