The world ended, but people didn't. Not entirely. Twenty years after the outbreak, survival has become second nature. But when Althea agrees to help smuggle a girl across the country, everything shifts. There's Joel: quiet, brutal, impossible. The gruff, closed-off man with blood on his hands and grief in his bones. There's Ellie: foul-mouthed and sharp-eyed, with too much riding on her small shoulders. And there's Althea, stuck somewhere between running from her past and crashing headfirst into a future she never dared to want. Love isn't safe. Hope isn't smart. But some things are worth the risk. Because in the end, it's not about what you've lost, but what you're willing to fight for, even when the world seems beyond saving.

| The Wattys 2022 Shortlist | 𝑫𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒅𝒊𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒅? Taken from an early age from her family in Scarif in the Outer Rim, Astrid Katarn has been training her whole life to become a Jedi Master for the Jedi Order. As a Padawan, Astrid first meets Anakin Skywalker, the notoriously rebellious Padawan of Jedi Master, Obi Wan Kenobi, during The Gathering, the rite of passage Padawans must undergo to build their own lightsaber. When Astrid forms an unlikely bond with Anakin during their Gathering, she has no idea the sorts of adventures and mischief in store for her future... some of which include harrowing escapes from the treasonous Separatist and certain Sith Lords some thought long dead... ~~ The Padawan-- between TPM and AOTC and during AOTC (Act 1) ~~ The Jedi Knight-- The Clone Wars (Act 2) ~~ The Sith -- Revenge of the Sith (Act 3) ~~ The Rebel-- Rogue One and afterwards (Act 4) Book cover created by the amazing @simpomatic

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐲 - 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐓𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐧. A story about a lone vigilante who goes by the title '𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳' and has spent almost the entirety of the global cordyceps pandemic travelling the States. Then one day she crosses the Miller brothers and her life is turned around when they convince her to finally settle somewhere she doesn't have to sleep with one eye open. 𝐉𝐨𝐞𝐥 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐱 𝐎𝐂 𝐒𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐎𝐟 𝐔𝐬 (𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐈). 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲/𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 : 𝐆𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒. -- 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘑𝘰𝘦𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘌𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴? 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵: 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳.

Catherine Hunter is a successful investigative journalist. Her life is turned upside down when she meets Bruce Wayne. Suddenly she finds herself not only falling for the eccentric billionaire, but in the midst of Gotham's darkest secrets, fighting for her life. Can the Dark Knight save the city? Or is Gotham doomed?

"dolor" a state of great sorrow and distress American psycho, meet American beauty.

⎔ 𝑳𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆. 𝑺𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒎𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔. - 𝑅. 𝑄𝑢𝑒𝑒𝑛 Bruce Wayne / Batman x Alexandra Tyler (OC) This story contains plot and spoilers from the Dark Knight trilogy as well as general DC references. The story contains content warnings for violence, mature language, and sex. Viewer discretion is advised. #2 in bruce #4 in christianbale

Delilah Gilmore, the forgotten twin. Delilah knows exactly what it's like to be pawned off on an unwitting family member. Tyler Masonis, on the other hand, knows what it's like to be that family member. Emily's younger brother has raised that girl since she was eight years old, so when she she turns sixteen, he makes a decision. To bring the girl to the place she needs to be. To the place her mother lives. And maybe, just maybe, she'll find more than she was ever expecting along the way. Maybe she'll find love in a broken boy from New York. This is the story of Delilah Gilmore and Jess Mariano, and their cosmic love story. [Jess Mariano x OC] [Gilmore Girls AU] [Season 2- Season 5/6] Started: July 29th, 2021 Finished: August 29th, 2021 RATINGS: #1 In jessmariano (August 4th, 2021) #3 in gilmoregirls (August 4th, 2021)

In which Steve and Summer find themselves in the upside down where their lives, and love for one another, are put to the ultimate test. EUTHORICSPIDEY | 2022 BOOK 4 STEVE HARRINGTON X OC FAN FICTION

"Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering." Highest rankings: #1 anakinskywalker #1 anakin #1 obiwankenobi #1 padawan #1 prequels #1 padme #1 jedi #1 darthvader #3 theclonewars #3 revengeofthesith Note: this will not completely follow the storyline of the Prequels and the Clone Wars ~I DO NOT OWN STAR WARS~

C O M P L E T E D : 24/02/22 Sienna Callum was popular - scratch that - she was the queen of high school. She had tons of gorgeous friends wishing to be her, smoking hot flings, and an unbelievably trendy fashion sense. But, she needed one more thing. Decent grades to graduate. Roman Lawrence was a nerd - scratch that - THE nerd of high school. Yet, his exceptional intelligence made him stand out among those seeking to learn. He had one problem though, the girl he'd been crushing on since kindergarten didn't like him back. One of the reasons? His lack of experience.... sexually. This isn't boy meets girl. This is mouse meets vixen. This is what happens when these two opposites strike a deal and things get hot. "So, here's my offer: you tutor me in school, and I tutor you in sex." _____ W A R N I N G T H I S S T O R Y C O N T A I N S : ❤︎ sexual/mature content ❤︎ explicit language ❤︎ alcohol consumption ❤︎ mild violence _____ H I G H E S T R A N K I N G S : 1 #virginboy 1 #goodboybadgirl 1 #nerdboy 1 #scandalous 1 #populargirl 1 #tutor 1 #badgirlgoodboy 2 #forbidden 2 #eroticromance 3 #sexy _____ S T A R T E D - 05/03/2021 C O M P L E T E D - 24/02/2022 (word count: 200,000 - 250,000)