jesstobias823

hey everyone!  new "Things That Shine" chapter coming soon!  it's been a crazy few months to say the least.  also!!! "Call It What You Want To" is entered in the 2024 Wattys!  feel free to share that story and get the word out! love ya all <3

jesstobias823

hey everyone!  new "Things That Shine" chapter coming soon!  it's been a crazy few months to say the least.  also!!! "Call It What You Want To" is entered in the 2024 Wattys!  feel free to share that story and get the word out! love ya all <3

jesstobias823

hey everyone! i promise i didn’t forget about “things that shine”. i just ended the school year with my students and went through a breakup so it’s been a little hectic and i didn’t really feel like writing about romance for a little while. promise new chapters are coming soon though!

theeggisscrambled

@jesstobias823 hope you're doing okay <3 prioritise yourself over us 100%, we're okay waiting :)
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Loiosh

@jesstobias823 No worries! I hope things get better soon. We'll be waiting when you're ready :-)
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jesstobias823

in case anyone missed it, things that shine has a new chapter out! ❤️

Loiosh

@jesstobias823 Yeah, you know I woulda been there in under a minute :-)
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jesstobias823

@Loiosh i figured when i didn't see you immediately pop up after the chapter posted that it got missed!  wattpad is crazy sometimes lol
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Loiosh

@jesstobias823 yeah, I just checked all my notifications through yesterday, and I never got anything that it posted. But, I can see it now 
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jesstobias823

Hey everyone!  Just wanna let y'all know that updates on "Things That Shine" are gonna be SLOW for a little bit.  I came up with the idea to write a sequel kinda spontaneously and don't have anything prewritten.  So it's coming soon, I promise!  Just gimme a little bit!

Kaitlyyyyyyyn

@jesstobias823 there were also kissy face emojis, apparently those aren't supported anymore? RUDE
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jesstobias823

@Kaitlyyyyyyyn you’re lucky i love you lol
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jesstobias823

Prepare for a double update of the final chapter and epilogue of CIWYWT in a little bit :)

Loiosh

@jesstobias823 I’ll be down for that!! Even if I’ll have to wait till I’m back from Disney! 
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jesstobias823

Hi everyone.  It's been a while since I got on Wattpad, about six years if my math is right.  Of course, that was on my old account.  I took a long break from reading a writing and learned a lot about myself and about life, as I think most young adults do in their late teens and early twenties.  
          
          For the past few months I've been writing non-stop and this new story I'm posting has been my heart and soul.  I love the characters and storyline, and I hope that you'll love them too.  As a young, closeted, gay girl growing up in the Midwest, I wish that I had some representation when I was reading books in high school, longing for a romance book that I really loved.
          
          "Call It What You Want To" discusses the growing pains of high school, living in a world that feels like it's just moving too fast sometimes, and most importantly: it's about learning to love and be loved.
          
          I hope you all love reading it as much as I love writing it.