What happens to a woman who built her whole identity around a future that never arrived? Serena has loved her husband, Gabriel Laurent, for almost fifteen years. Together, they built a life that looked untouchable from the outside. A beautiful home. A thriving business. A marriage that made strangers believe in soulmates. Even after all this time, there is still passion between them-something that never fully died. Blessed with the perfect husband family and a life wrapped in comfort, Serena has almost everything she ever wanted. Almost. Because after fifteen years of marriage, countless doctor visits, several miscarriages, and prayers whispered into the dark, Serena still can't have a baby. Some days, she tells herself she is okay. She tells herself she has Gabriel. She tells herself she has a life most women would be grateful for. She tells herself it is enough. But some kinds of pain don't disappear just because you learn how to carry them quietly. Then one night changes everything. A truth she was never meant to see comes crashing into her life. In an instant, Serena's world collapses. Far from her broken reality, Darrell Stewart is fighting his own battles-a single father drowning in debt, grief, and the memory of a love that once abandoned him. Love, to him, has always come with conditions. Disappointment. Leaving. But when Serena and Darrell cross paths, neither of them is looking for love. They are just two people trying to survive what life has done to them. Until survival turns into something deeper. Something neither of them planned for. Because sometimes, the person who helps you heal is not the one you prayed for... but the one who sees your pain and doesn't look away. And now Serena is forced to face a question she never expected: What do you do when the life you fought for becomes the very thing you have to walk away from?

❛You can take the wheel, but I'ma backseat drive it Four-letter feelings, that's a next-day problem It gets me going when I know you're lying But I like it, but I like it❜ ❪ male!oc X fem!oc ❫ ⋆.ೃ࿔*:･🔬 IN WHICH ━━ After upending her life by walking away from a relationship she'd spent years trying to save, Rowen Maddens is determined to keep it on track as best as she can. The last thing she needs is Briar University's charismatic men's lacrosse captain getting involved. When a demanding anatomy class forces them into a semester-long group project, what begins as reluctant teamwork and sharp-witted banter slowly turns into an unexpected friendship. As he helps her navigate the fallout of breaking up with the campus prince, she begins to realize he's far more than the easygoing athlete she'd assumed he was. And as their connection deepens, she'll have to decide whether she's ready to risk her heart on something new.

"𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦'𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯..." 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱...𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦. [𝘍𝘙𝘈𝘕𝘒 𝘋𝘌𝘓𝘍𝘐𝘕𝘖 𝘹 𝘖𝘊] [𝘏𝘖𝘞 𝘛𝘖 𝘎𝘌𝘛 𝘈𝘞𝘈𝘠 𝘞𝘐𝘛𝘏 𝘔𝘜𝘙𝘋𝘌𝘙 𝘚𝘌𝘈𝘚𝘖𝘕 𝘖𝘕𝘌 - ] [𝘖𝘕𝘎𝘖𝘐𝘕𝘎]

𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐬'𝐬 𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐉𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐲𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐡 𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐬'𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬, 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞. 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐱 𝐎𝐂 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 s1:✅ s2:✅ s3:✅ s4:✅ s5:✅ 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐣𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐲𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢. 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝- 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝- 𝐚𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

For years, Jongho kept his marriage and children hidden from the world. But after one mistake exposes everything, secrets turn into scandals, loyalty is tested, and the life behind the spotlight begins to unravel.

── just pretend／ ─── ❛I can wait for you at the bottom❜ ── ❛I can stay away if you want me to❜ ─── ❛I can wait for years if I gotta❜ ── ❛Heaven knows I ain't getting over you❜ ────────────────── 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇... three hearts, one secret, and a game that changes everything. ੈ✩‧ ೃ⁀➷ - - - 𝐎𝐑 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇... Three teenagers learn that some traumas only heal when shared-but some loves are meant to burn everything down. M!OC 𝒙 F!OC 𝒙 M!OC ONE TREE HILL FANFICTION - season 1 - ? ON-GOING | SLOW UPDATES ! 2025 ||

She walks in like the epitome of black girl luxury, but pain follows her. She covers it with bust-down jewelry and white roses. He's quiet, but his presence is loud in itself. Everyone knows him, but she sees right past him. She's confident, but he's more confident. She's fierce, but he makes her cower. Passionate. SADITIFIED.

When Lorelai Gilmore ran away from her privileged life with newborn Rory, she left another baby behind on the Gilmore doorstep - Anastasia Emily Gilmore-Hayden. Raised between the glittering estates of the Gilmores and Haydens, Anastasia grew into the very definition of high society royalty: fluent in fifteen languages, a world traveler, a philanthropist, and the beloved heiress to three powerful family empires. By the time she's fifteen and a sophomore at Chilton, Anastasia's life is perfectly orchestrated - until her mother reappears in Hartford, asking Emily and Richard to fund Rory's tuition. An overheard conversation changes the family dynamic forever, sparking sibling tensions that will only grow as Anastasia moves through Yale, Princeton, and Harvard, destined for greatness while her twin spirals into jealousy and regret. In the midst of elite prep schools, Ivy League universities, and lavish galas, Anastasia's childhood friends - Logan Huntzberger, Finn Morgan, and Colin McCrae - re-enter her world. What she doesn't know is that these heirs to media, hotel, and legal empires lead a dangerous double life in a secret crime ring, targeting the corrupt rich in daring "Robin Hood" style heists. From Hartford drawing rooms to Mediterranean yacht decks, Crowns & Crime: The Gilmore-Hayden Heiress is a story of love, betrayal, ambition, and the razor-sharp edges of privilege - where crowns may glitter, but every jewel has a price. Disclaimer I do not own Gilmore Girls or any of its original characters, settings, or storylines. All rights to Gilmore Girls belong to Amy Sherman-Palladino and the original rights holders. I only own the plot of this story and the original character Anastasia Emily Gilmore-Hayden. This work is purely a fanfiction for entertainment purposes and is not intended for profit.

Damian Hayes had ambition, power, and no room for strings attached. Elara Everly had innocence, dreams, and a heart he'd broken. Three years later, politics; a thread woven from power and corruption, throws them together again. This time, she's a fearless journalist, and he's the president. The stakes are higher, the tension slicing, and the past refuses to stay buried. "Kiss me," his lips grazed hers, his voice a dangerous murmur. "Kiss me... and I'll withdraw the attack on your pathetic boyfriend."

"Mai Beifong. She had blossomed as the first person to bend two elements at the same time. The modern days' true prodigy." ~ She was one of the strongest of the new generation of benders to ever walk the earth. Yet, her lack of spiritual connection to her bending prevented her from reaching her full potential. A new journey of hers begins when an old friend winds up in Republic City, and she'll need to fight to overcome her struggles. Iroh II x fem! oc [Season 1: COMPLETE] [Season 2: COMPLETE] [Season 3: CURRENTLY WRITING]