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Sweet Auburn
Haywire Witch
Angels was born a witch, but when he had no magic, he moved out of the witch commune to live like a regular human. Watching Mitchell when he comes in for ice cream awakens his powers in unexpected ways. A threat from the past draws them together to find unexpected allies and new friends. Angels has to learn to control his powers without scaring Mitchell away. Mitchell finds the courage to let go and embrace the chaos that Angels bringss to his life.
This story was written as a part of the M/M Romance Group's "Love is an Open Road" event. Group members were asked to write a story prompt inspired by a photo of their choice. Authors of the group selected a photo and prompt that spoke to them and wrote a short story.
Dear Author,
This is me, causing trouble again. I don’t know what happened. One moment I was having a conversation with my roomie and the next thing I knew, the fountain exploded and I’m drenched in stink water. Ugh. Thanks to the hot summer day nobody seemed to mind that I had no idea how to get the water back under control.
The thing is, I’m a witch and I suck at magic.
I stopped using the little magic I knew since moving into the city about a year ago. Completely. It’s “fun” enough being gay, I didn’t want to be a witch too. I hate keeping secrets and the witchery thing was definitely supposed to be one. Not using my powers had me thinking I could be normal for a change. Tough luck. Since meeting “him” a few weeks ago, all shit went to hell. Every time he comes into the ice-cream shop I work at my magic goes crazy, doing the most embarrassing things!
Nothing was meant to happen today! But then I saw him. My pistachio guy–tall, dark, and gorgeous. Always wearing a suit, always ordering pistachio ice-cream. And always giving me those secret smiles. His being around today definitely triggered my sucky magic to go haywire, and causing the fountain to put on a show. Thanks!
My lack of witchery knowledge was starting to get me into deeper trouble than I’d ever expected was possible. But I had to find him and… then what?
Photo Description:
A young man stands in a pool of water in soaking red shorts and pink fluffy earmuffs. Behind him, water splashes out of a broken fountain. His expression shows concern, possibly guilt.
This story may contain sexually explicit content and is intended for adult readers. It may contain content that is disagreeable or distressing to some readers. The M/M Romance Group strongly recommends that each reader review the General Information section before each story for story tags as well as for content warnings.
This story was written as a part of the M/M Romance Group's "Love is an Open Road" event. Group members were asked to write a story prompt inspired by a photo of their choice. Authors of the group selected a photo and prompt that spoke to them and wrote a short story.
Dear Author,
This is me, causing trouble again. I don’t know what happened. One moment I was having a conversation with my roomie and the next thing I knew, the fountain exploded and I’m drenched in stink water. Ugh. Thanks to the hot summer day nobody seemed to mind that I had no idea how to get the water back under control.
The thing is, I’m a witch and I suck at magic.
I stopped using the little magic I knew since moving into the city about a year ago. Completely. It’s “fun” enough being gay, I didn’t want to be a witch too. I hate keeping secrets and the witchery thing was definitely supposed to be one. Not using my powers had me thinking I could be normal for a change. Tough luck. Since meeting “him” a few weeks ago, all shit went to hell. Every time he comes into the ice-cream shop I work at my magic goes crazy, doing the most embarrassing things!
Nothing was meant to happen today! But then I saw him. My pistachio guy–tall, dark, and gorgeous. Always wearing a suit, always ordering pistachio ice-cream. And always giving me those secret smiles. His being around today definitely triggered my sucky magic to go haywire, and causing the fountain to put on a show. Thanks!
My lack of witchery knowledge was starting to get me into deeper trouble than I’d ever expected was possible. But I had to find him and… then what?
Photo Description:
A young man stands in a pool of water in soaking red shorts and pink fluffy earmuffs. Behind him, water splashes out of a broken fountain. His expression shows concern, possibly guilt.
This story may contain sexually explicit content and is intended for adult readers. It may contain content that is disagreeable or distressing to some readers. The M/M Romance Group strongly recommends that each reader review the General Information section before each story for story tags as well as for content warnings.
83 pages, ebook
First published September 1, 2015
41 people want to read
About the author
Ren Stjerne
3 books9 followersAUTHOR BIO:
I’m a slightly interesting person of average intelligence living an average life in the middle of Alabama. I’ve worked as a claims adjuster and a riding instructor. I’m an artist and a musician. Occasionally, I’m an activist and protester.
I’m a slightly interesting person of average intelligence living an average life in the middle of Alabama. I’ve worked as a claims adjuster and a riding instructor. I’m an artist and a musician. Occasionally, I’m an activist and protester.
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June 22, 2017
2.5 Stars
This was quite an odd little story (and supposedly set in the same universe as Too Pretty from last year's event, which I didn't know about beforehand).
I really liked how this started off as Angels's active imagination sparks his magic into manifesting, causing all sorts of trouble for Mitchell.
At times, funny and very sexy - just be prepared to be bombarded with several new characters and plot twists that turn this story into something else than from where it started.
In a nutshell, this was basically a quirky romantic comedy with paranormal tendencies, peppered with hot fantasies coming true, plus a little spanking thrown in.
Yep. Like I said - odd. But it had its moments :)
This was quite an odd little story (and supposedly set in the same universe as Too Pretty from last year's event, which I didn't know about beforehand).
I really liked how this started off as Angels's active imagination sparks his magic into manifesting, causing all sorts of trouble for Mitchell.
At times, funny and very sexy - just be prepared to be bombarded with several new characters and plot twists that turn this story into something else than from where it started.
In a nutshell, this was basically a quirky romantic comedy with paranormal tendencies, peppered with hot fantasies coming true, plus a little spanking thrown in.
Yep. Like I said - odd. But it had its moments :)
September 10, 2015
3.5 I put a spell on you stars
No, no. That's not what I'm saying.
But if I'm being honest here, this story does take a bit of suspending belief. Abracadabra, secret government agents, and other supernatural beings aside.
You see, Professor Dr. Mitchell Anderson is a hot man lusting after sometimes student/ professional ice cream scooper/ unsuccessful witch, Angels. Angels Snowball Starshine has hippies for parents, and if I were him, changing my name would have been the first thing I did after branching out on my own. Seriously. And don't even get me started on the whole bag of crazy that is Mitchell's mother. A beer guzzling, super secret spy, who bugs her son's apartment? Yeah...
Twice a week, Mitchell wanders into the ice creamery to get his scoop of pistachio ice cream and oogle Angels in the window's reflection. Mitchell isn't the only one with a crush the size of Texas. Angels has all sorts of fantasies about Mitchell, and thanks to his wayward magic, they're starting to.. ahem... come true. Angels, who never displayed so much as a spark of magical ability, is now getting Mitchell into some odd, and to be honest, hilarious situations.
Angels has a very active imagination and I wondered a few times how Mitchell was the only one who seemed affected by it. Regardless, they're always sexual in nature, and as a result, some steamy moments will ensue.
In the end, Mitchell learns to go with the flow of life, Angels learns some control, and thankfully for the both of them, Angels' haywire magic still gets the better of them from time to time.
If you remove the secondary plot and side characters, what you're left with is something that is actually really fun. So that's what I'm going to do. I'm going to suggest to you, that when you read this story, just read it for Mitchell and Angels. They won't disappoint.
My thanks to the author for their participation in the Love is an Open Road event.
No, no. That's not what I'm saying.
But if I'm being honest here, this story does take a bit of suspending belief. Abracadabra, secret government agents, and other supernatural beings aside.
You see, Professor Dr. Mitchell Anderson is a hot man lusting after sometimes student/ professional ice cream scooper/ unsuccessful witch, Angels. Angels Snowball Starshine has hippies for parents, and if I were him, changing my name would have been the first thing I did after branching out on my own. Seriously. And don't even get me started on the whole bag of crazy that is Mitchell's mother. A beer guzzling, super secret spy, who bugs her son's apartment? Yeah...
Twice a week, Mitchell wanders into the ice creamery to get his scoop of pistachio ice cream and oogle Angels in the window's reflection. Mitchell isn't the only one with a crush the size of Texas. Angels has all sorts of fantasies about Mitchell, and thanks to his wayward magic, they're starting to.. ahem... come true. Angels, who never displayed so much as a spark of magical ability, is now getting Mitchell into some odd, and to be honest, hilarious situations.
Angels has a very active imagination and I wondered a few times how Mitchell was the only one who seemed affected by it. Regardless, they're always sexual in nature, and as a result, some steamy moments will ensue.
In the end, Mitchell learns to go with the flow of life, Angels learns some control, and thankfully for the both of them, Angels' haywire magic still gets the better of them from time to time.
If you remove the secondary plot and side characters, what you're left with is something that is actually really fun. So that's what I'm going to do. I'm going to suggest to you, that when you read this story, just read it for Mitchell and Angels. They won't disappoint.
My thanks to the author for their participation in the Love is an Open Road event.
October 13, 2015
Cute story. I completely agree with Kristan's Review about the side story. It was fun seeing Angels fanatasys come to real life, but that's all there really was to the story. It was funny and had a sexy first time, but otherwise was kind of 'meh'.
January 21, 2016
It would be better to read Too Pretty first.
July 8, 2016
Interesting but some bits were confusing. Perhaps if it were longer, some things could be fleshed out more.
NOTE: I rate most writing event stories as 4- or 5-star reads because I am appreciative of the author's time and gift.
NOTE: I rate most writing event stories as 4- or 5-star reads because I am appreciative of the author's time and gift.
December 29, 2015
There was some great humor, especially at the beginning, turning prayers into sex jokes. But the romance wasn't very well developed... they had crushes on each other and then started getting into fantasy situations. And the magic system wasn't sufficiently developed either.
3.5 stars.
3.5 stars.
May 22, 2017
Really interesting and opening up to a broader universe, and I definitely feel like a series could be written with all this material. The character development was rich and spot on. I loved Mitchell's personality and how his conflicts were given just as much importance as Angels' did. It was too bad that the ending felt rushed, as if the author just simply gave up on this after our main characters got together. This is odd, considering how potential this had. I hope one day we see more.
Now it's time to read the story before this which is set in the same world. This author made the story really enjoyable so I will be looking for more of their works.
Now it's time to read the story before this which is set in the same world. This author made the story really enjoyable so I will be looking for more of their works.
September 29, 2017
A light fun read - a nice dritC addition.
Angels is a witch with no spells, until he starts fantasing about Mitchell - queue some funny antics.
I did enjoy the first part of the story a lot - Angels fantasising getting mitchell in all sorts of trouble.
It got a bit too busy with all the other other worldly beings in the middle who were introduced and disappeared quite quickly.
However, I did enjoy it overall
Angels is a witch with no spells, until he starts fantasing about Mitchell - queue some funny antics.
I did enjoy the first part of the story a lot - Angels fantasising getting mitchell in all sorts of trouble.
It got a bit too busy with all the other other worldly beings in the middle who were introduced and disappeared quite quickly.
However, I did enjoy it overall
February 21, 2018
What a lovely short story. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was so flamboyant but serious at the same time, sexy and inocent.
April 22, 2018
I thought this was fun, maybe funny, with the teleporting and fountain going out of control.
May 13, 2018
Cute little story. Not everything is explained and the ending came on really quick but satisfying all the same
May 15, 2020
This is a silly story about a witch finally coming into his powers after years of failure, only to find out that those powers are interwoven with his sexual fantasies. A simple and fun read :P
December 1, 2020
3.25 stars
A little crazy, but with a great ending. I'll be going back to read the first story about these supernaturals soon.
A little crazy, but with a great ending. I'll be going back to read the first story about these supernaturals soon.
September 7, 2015
Angels is a witch. A witch that never came into his powers, so when he reaches his twenties and still hasn’t came into them, he leaves his people to move to live with the (normal) humans.
Things are going pretty good for him until he sees Mitchell. Mitchell comes in like clockwork for his favorite ice cream at the shop Angels works in but neither of them make a move. Mitchell because of the age gap and fear Angels is a student(maybe one of his) at the local college he teaches at and Angels because he feels out of league.
Then things start to happen. Whenever Angels starts to fantasy about Mitchell things change/happen. The water fountain explodes, Mitchell’s undergarments magically change, etc. After an incident the two of the finally make contact and start talking and the sparks fly between them.
Throw in Mitchell’s mother who is aware that more than just humans exist and some other uncanny things going down, and Angels has to figure out what his happening to him and around town.
Angels finds others who aren’t human who are living amongst the humans.
A cute story.
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October 6, 2015
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September 2, 2015
Brilliantly imaginative! I loved Angels and Mitchell. The costumes, man panties and the creative use of magic had me smiling. The dash of kink and saucy brat pushed it over the top.
Thanks Ren for participating.
Thanks Ren for participating.
October 11, 2015
This is a fun but very silly story about a witch with unpredictable powers and a professor with a spy for a mom. There were also a few vampires and other supernaturals. The story contained a few kinks that were not to my taste (spanking, women's underwear), but it was inoffensive.
September 7, 2015
Angels voice is hilarious! I loved the situations his magic got him into and his relationship with Mitchel. I was glad to see from the listing on Goodreads that I can look forward to a series set in this world. Great fun!
April 2, 2016
I enjoyed the characters, and their world and hope I get the chance to read the story again and/or to read more within the series.
My Rating System:
* couldn't finish, ** wouldn't recommend, *** would recommend, **** would read again, ***** have read again.
My Rating System:
* couldn't finish, ** wouldn't recommend, *** would recommend, **** would read again, ***** have read again.
September 1, 2015
3.5 Stars
September 11, 2015
It was a good laugh, that's for sure. So I recommend it if you're looking for fun times. Not much else I can say about it.
January 28, 2016
1.5 stars
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