Rage With Benefits

This book is constantly under editing, so expect minor changes every time you revisit some chapters. This is mostly just for correcting inconsistencies in the plot or when I feel like a particular chapter needs something more.

━━ E P I G R A P H ━━

“Did I want him to act? Or would I prefer a lifetime of longing provided we both kept this little Ping-Pong game going: not knowing, not-not-knowing, not-not-not-knowing? Just be quiet, say nothing, and if you can’t say “yes,” don’t say “no,” say “later.” Is this why people say “maybe” when they mean “yes,” but hope you’ll think it’s “no” when all they really mean is, please, just ask me once more, and once more after that?”

André Aciman, Call Me By Your Name

━━ S Y N O P S I S ━━

“I fucking hate you.”

“You shouldn’t really say things like that when my dick is up your ass, Norris.”

Two hot-headed athletes with overflowing rage and unwinding sex drive are never a good combo.

Bryce and Ian never see eye to eye on things. Despite being caged in the same group of friends in the same swimming team of the — yes, you guessed it — same high school, the star swimmers of Norton High hadn’t exactly made good first impressions to each other on the ill-fated day they met, and let’s just say things spiraled horribly from there. The two rage-fueled boys always thought that they’re in this feud for the long haul until one argument escalated into something that at no point in any of their lives would they allow to happen, if only they did not get a little too out of control. Sex.

There’s a thin line between love and hate, and Bryce and Ian’s barrier just keeps getting thinner and thinner.

━━ D I S C L A I M E R ━━

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

━━ M A T U R E ━━

This story is intended for mature readers and may contain strong language, intense themes, emotional distress, discriminatory attitudes (i.e. homophobia), and other mature subject matter.

Chapters labeled ‘[M]’ contain scenes that are not suitable for minors. Please review the content warnings and read at your own discretion.

With that said, this book is not intended to be pornography. Intimate content is included as part of the characters’ relationships and is used to explore themes of vulnerability, trust, conflict, and emotional connection. These scenes are written to serve the story and character development rather than exist solely for sexual gratification.

━━ A U T H O R ′ S N O T E ━━

This is probably the third time this year that I edited my introduction (I’m a mess lmao) but I just wanted to thank you guys for clicking on my book. This isn’t my first published story on Wattpad, but Rage with Benefits is the one that I can confidently say rendered most successful among all the books I published but never got the chance to complete. It means a lot to me that my book is getting recognition, and it’s all because of you. Thank you! I love you all so much. I hope you enjoy reading the bits of this story until whatever comes after.

All my love,

Elle

━━ D E T A I L S ━━

Young Adult

Completed (Editing)

Written | February 2018

Published | May 2020

Finished | May 2021

━━ A E S T H E T I C S ━━

Adrian Norris

Bryce Occonor



━━E X C L U S I V E C O N T E N T ━━

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