Waiting Room - Kate Spofford - Wattpad

Wattpad Original

Waiting Room

Reads 2,653,690
Votes 120,013
Parts 88
Time 7h 51m

Reads 2,653,690
Votes 120,013
Parts 88
Time 7h 51m

Everyone at school knows Andrew Jennings. Missing an arm. Openly gay. But when he meets star athlete Ryan Sullivan in therapy, can friendship lead to more?

                                                                      *****

When Andrew 'Jacky' Jennings ends up in therapy after an English assignment gone wrong, he doesn't expect to find his high school's star athlete, Ryan Sullivan, sitting in the same waiting room. After all, he and Ryan couldn't be more different: football captain, future valedictorian, and all-around nice guy, Ryan is the school's golden boy, while Andrew is known for his permanent snarl, being openly gay, and losing his left arm (along with his father and sister) in a car accident. But when Andrew learns they actually have a lot in common, he's surprised to see past the enigma that is Ryan Sullivan and his seemingly perfect life. And as the two boys begin to connect over their shared grief, depression, and teenage angst, they might just discover a little pocket of happiness for themselves -- if they're willing to fight for it.

[Word count: 100,000-150,000 words]

Cover designed by Lily Taylor
Please read the 'Introduction' for a full list of content/trigger warningsAll Rights Reserved

Table of contents

88 parts

Sign up to add Waiting Room to your library and receive updates

or

Content Guidelines

You may also like

Kaleidoscopic by casualmelodrama

In the middle of Des Plaines Illinois three boys find themselves in a tangled knot of angsty lust and amateur love. Evan Webster has an average American life. When he isn't at swim practice or the movie theater, he's trying to make time to study biology. He likes Spiderman comics, chocolate chip cookies, and kissing Danny Herrera. Danny Herrera rarely smiles in public. His parents rely on him to help run the family business and take care of his many siblings so his life mainly consists of fixing cars and keeping his head down. His talents include: picking locks, punching people, and cursing in front of elders. In private he lets Evan soften his hard exterior with faint kisses and wandering hands. Jackson Dougherty is Evan Webster's rival. Every year the two boys compete to earn a place in the Swimming State Championships. Evan is always prepared to compete against Jackson in the pool, but he never expected to compete with Jackson for Danny's heart. Unfolding in the early 1980s, the story of these three boys is turbulent complex and unpredictable until the very end. [word count: 80,000-90,000 words] WATTY WINNER 2021 Content Warnings: This book contains mentions of drug use and substance dependency

Bittersweet Strawberries by Aasahiii

Andrew is an introverted guy who's also a bit of a weeb. He has bad anxiety (which has its own triggers but it doesn't deprive him of the ability to make friends) and sometimes thinks negatively of himself. It doesn't help that he's gay and he hides it from almost everyone except his best friends. This year, he's starting college. Nathan is one of the most good-looking seniors in the same college Andrew is attending. He's in his junior year. He has a good reputation in college and he gets along with almost everyone. He knows he's straight and he only dates girls. Until one day, Andrew and Nathan cross paths. What will happen to them? Find out the story of Andrew and Nathan by reading my first ever book. (This book is heavily neglected, but it gets updated here and there. One day it'll be completed but who knows when. Read at your own patience.)

He Says He's Just A Friend by jms777

Emmet and Clay did not meet on the best of terms, but that doesn't stop them from becoming fast friends. As their bond grows stronger, they will do whatever it takes to maintain this new friendship. Even though that may not be all that either of them wants. After years of living in a conservative southern town, Emmett has developed a hard shell that is not easily pierced. It's gotten even more difficult since breaking up with his first serious boyfriend left him feeling devastated and betrayed. Then a new friend comes along to peel back all the layers of protection, making Emmett feel happy again, and perhaps making him feel something more. The loss of his father at a young age left Clay with severe anxiety. His girlfriend says he's emotionally distant - because he is. Clay never gave much thought to his sexuality. He started dating because all his friends were, and although his relationships never seem to work out, he continues to try, because that's what's expected. The steady track he's been traveling is suddenly upended when he becomes enamored with a boy he just met. Now Clay has to figure out what he wants and how far he's willing to go to get it.

The Opposite [BxB] ✔ by DeludedWriting

Eighteen year old Stormie struggles with showing his emotions. At his high school, he's always apathetic and stoic as to not draw any attention to himself. He has the habit of hiding in crowds and blending in with the classroom. He's neither masculine, nor feminine, as the cruel society would label others. He's just... Stormie. No more, no less. One day, he's noticed by an extrovert, someone who loves going to parties and hanging out with large groups of friends. A loud mouth and a bright personality are two things Stormie lacks. How will this kind of friendship ever work out? Even with some bumps in the road, they end up being closer than Stormie would've ever thought they'd be. ~ Info: ~ Twenty-Five Chapters + Beginning Warning Published: May 31st, 2018 Status: Completed

Keeping A Straight Face | ✔ by minimxmist

Taylor Ferguson & Darko Ulyanov, two closeted best friends with unrequited feelings for each other, decide to come clean before high school ends. With problems in either person's lives, will coming out be as easy as they think? ▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃ ♫ A Wattpad Featured Story (2018) ♫ The Wattys™ Longlisted (2018) ♫ 3rd Place in The Pride Awards (NA Romance) 2024 ♫ Winner of 15 awards--more details inside! ♫ #3 in #Love out of 1.8 million stories (9/4/2019) ♫ #1 in #GayLove out of 25.3 thousand stories (9/1/2020) ♫ Featured on 'Best of Wattpad Outreach Ambassadors' reading list ♫ Book 1 of the True Colours Collection ♫ CW: Family death, homophobia, racism, dementia ▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃ [Longer Blurb] Taylor and Darko, Darko and Taylor: Two lifelong best friends. The two have their differences - Taylor's a musical geek, a natural talent with the piano, and Darko's a gifted dirt-bike enthusiast - but they both share a life-changing secret. Taylor's bisexual, Darko's gay, and they are both secretly in love with each other. Over the years, the two have suppressed their feelings, cruising through high school. While it's been easy presenting as macho straight dudes, both boys are sick of the façade, each toying with the idea of coming out in their own unique ways. It's never that easy, though. They're both entangled in two complicated webs--one filled with grief and guilt and another filled with lies--and both have got to navigate through them before either can find the true happiness they seek. Sometimes, however, the silky threads of the web are more comforting than the unknown abyss below. Will they come clean about their feelings? Or will they keep a straight face until the very end? ▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃ This story is exclusive to my Wattpad and Patreon pages. If you see this story elsewhere, such as on NovelHD or any other similar sites, it has b

Favorite Friend by writing00introvert

Two childhood best friends. One accidental kiss. A summer that changes everything. *** Felipe Rivera has a problem. Several problems, really; as if his anxiety disorder and his strained relationship with his father weren't enough, he's also been in love with his best friend for as long as he can remember. Now that it's their last summer together before they go to separate colleges and leave the suburb they grew up in behind, he's determined to keep his feelings for Aaron bottled up. However, things quickly move beyond his control, and what was supposed to be a summer like every other turns out to be something that might just put their friendship to the ultimate test. Content warnings for themes of anxiety/mental health issues and recreational drug use

To My Youth [BL] by xbemoo

To cover the traces of his depravity, Gu Xiao constricted himself to the role of a jester while being torn between the idealisation of others and reality. Gu Xiao was a slacker in school, constantly truanting and playing around. Unknowingly, when he gets glued to sitting next to Lan Yuning, the school's top student, a linked past that they never knew they shared, gradually came back to haunt them. These students weaved their way through the tangling threads of familial relationships, financial issues, examinations, and identity while enjoying most of their last high school year. [You killed him.] [If you didn't ignore him that time, then he wouldn't have died.] [It's in the past. If you keep thinking about it, it's only going to do you harm.] [Sometimes I wonder... if you would be happier if I was the one who died back then instead.] __ [I like you.] [Why... Why would you like someone like me...?] ___________________________ Warning: mentions of suicide, homophobia, and domestic abuse THIS IS A SLOW BURN so if you want to read something fast and spicy then this book isn't for you :') Cover: @CASZETTES

The pretty boy from the song (Boyxboy) by Semstories

In an all boys boarding school surrounded by football players 18 year olds Alex, Sam, Jason and Parker have two years left in school. Two years, to find out who they really are or want to be, two years to heal and learn. No one said this was going to be easy. When Jason has to change school because of an incident, he doesn't expect to like it. And he doesn't. but he likes someone. Alex is an introvert. A quiet kid who doesn't like talking to People (except for his best friend Sam) and who likes to be on his own. but that changes when he gets a Roommate. Sam Is Alex' best friend. And Parker is his roommate. They dislike eachother... Until they don't. READ FULL BEFORE STARTING THE STORY: TW: This book is written lightly, but has also some really serious themes that I want you to know about before reading. It talks about abuse and there are some scenes where a character is having a panic attack. If this is too close for you and you don't feel comfortable reading things like that then It might be best to not start reading /genuine <3 I want you to know before reading that this is a book with a good ending! I'm saying this because I know how devastating it is for some people after reading a story all night. If you've made it this far, thank you for reading! Much hugs to everyone:)

I Love You, Stupid by MsEllieRae

Luke has been in love with his best friend, Taylor, for too long now and it's getting difficult to be around him. He knows it's time to move on and find someone who can make him happy, but he feels like that will never happen, not with the way Taylor has his heart... ***** Being in love with your best friend is hard. Luke Peterson knows this better than anyone else, as he's agonized over his feelings for Taylor Schofield for the past five years. So when he meets the handsome and confident Will Carson who wants to help him get over Taylor, it seems like the perfect chance for him to move on. But can Luke truly give Will a chance? Or will his heart always belong to his best friend? Content and trigger warning: This story contains descriptions of suicide and homophobia. [[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]] Cover designed by Holly Thurston

Football Boys by NatureProductions

| Novel | Version 1 ~ Published early 2018 ~ Burdened with undeniable romantic feelings for his best friend, Greyson feels as if his life has become a typical tragic story of a one sided attraction. For the most part, he's right as his love story is both emotionally draining and convoluted for a lack of better words. But neither of the friends anticipated that things would quickly escalate after a drunken kiss. ________________________ "My fist stung with a burning pain as I stood over Ace's unconscious body. A bit stunned yet remorseless as a multitude of gawking eyes bore into me, I was numb. And sluggishly turning to meet Greyson's watery eyes, it was as if my mind had turned to a word stealing mush."

You may also like

Slide 1 of 10

Kaleidoscopic cover

Bittersweet Strawberries cover

He Says He's Just A Friend cover

The Opposite [BxB] ✔ cover

Keeping A Straight Face | ✔ cover

Favorite Friend cover

To My Youth [BL] cover

The pretty boy from the song (Boyxboy) cover

I Love You, Stupid cover

Football Boys cover

Kaleidoscopic

In the middle of Des Plaines Illinois three boys find themselves in a tangled knot of angsty lust and amateur love. Evan Webster has an average American life. When he isn't at swim practice or the movie theater, he's trying to make time to study biology. He likes Spiderman comics, chocolate chip cookies, and kissing Danny Herrera. Danny Herrera rarely smiles in public. His parents rely on him to help run the family business and take care of his many siblings so his life mainly consists of fixing cars and keeping his head down. His talents include: picking locks, punching people, and cursing in front of elders. In private he lets Evan soften his hard exterior with faint kisses and wandering hands. Jackson Dougherty is Evan Webster's rival. Every year the two boys compete to earn a place in the Swimming State Championships. Evan is always prepared to compete against Jackson in the pool, but he never expected to compete with Jackson for Danny's heart. Unfolding in the early 1980s, the story of these three boys is turbulent complex and unpredictable until the very end. [word count: 80,000-90,000 words] WATTY WINNER 2021 Content Warnings: This book contains mentions of drug use and substance dependency