Read Less Than 69cm Between Us :: Chapter Teasers

Welcome to the start of my new BL webnovel series, Less Than 69cm Between Us!

A wholesome and funny slice-of-life bromance story about two former friends-with-benefits as they decide to move in together and navigate cohabitation whilst not having feelings for one another.

It shouldn't be too hard to live with someone you used to have a physical relationship with, right?

Full chapters will be released on Wednesdays, starting next week (January 21st 2026). In the case that a chapter is too long (Tapas' posts are limited to 15,000 characters) it will be split into two/three parts and all released on the same day.

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Meet the Characters

Luka, 28, Male.

He works as a communications officer for a publishing company. Luka is a care-free guy that goes with the flow. He sleeps around and isn't interested in having a serious romantic relationship. He cares deeply about his friends, and will go the extra mile for them.

Xander, 23, Male.

He recently landed his dream job working as a vet in a clinic in the Melbourne CBD. He's been cheated on in the past and has issues, but ultimately wants to find love again. Although his parents are divorced, he cares a lot about his parents and tries not to worry them too much.

Chapter Teasers

Chapter 01

“I hope you haven't been feeling lonely without Lana this past month,” Elliot teased while playfully jabbing Luka’s arm with her finger.

“Lonely?” Luka repeated with a chuckle. “Yeah, nah. I've been walking around the apartment naked since Lana moved out. It's so freeing.”

“Oooh!” Elliot's eyes widened with her smile.

“Luka!” Lana crossed her arms over her chest. “You're going to catch a cold like that.”

Chapter 02

His beautiful face, with those glimmering amethyst eyes and that big toothy smile—oh, how Xander loved everything about Luka's smile—sent a wave of nostalgia crashing so hard into Xander that it almost made the grown man crumble to his knees like one of the Twelve Apostles.

Chapter 03

“Nice shirt.” Luka smirked, blatantly staring down at Xander's black t-shirt that featured a cartoon sausage dog wearing a comically large hotdog costume.

Xander rolled his eyes as he smiled back. “Thanks.”

Chapter 04 “Elliot, you're drunk,” Lana claimed, placing her perfectly manicured hand over her fiancée's blushing cheek—warm. “Have some water.”

Jayne had already gotten a glass out of the cupboard, filled it with water from the tap, and was handing it to Lana.

“Feed it to me by mouth,” Elliot suggested with lustful glee.

“Not in front of our friends, Elliot,” Lana replied, holding the glass to her fiancée's face.

“I don't mind,” Luka joked.

“This isn't about whether or not you mind,” Ash reprimanded his best friend.

Chapter 05 “What? And how much is that?” Luka's voice brought Xander back to reality.

“A lot,” Ash said again, this time with a smile directed at Luka.

“Stop teasing the poor boy, you two,” Lana lectured. Although she was undoubtedly on Xander's side, hearing her refer to him as ‘boy’ made him feel so small and meagre. There wasn't that much of an age gap between Xander and everyone else, only four or five years. Yet, he felt like a child surrounded by a group of mean teenagers.