"Do you ever get scared of being happy?" He asked softly, also pretty tired. I kept my eyes closed as I answered, my fingers softly drawing circles on his chest. "All the time. I used to a lot more, but, the downfalls seem a lot less daunting now that I have someone to free-fall with," I replied, and I looked up to see him smile a little at that, "We're just dancing in the rain these days.. there's no need to be afraid of the inevitable clouds that are gonna pop up." • • • College. Officially a new start. Crystal can already feel the clean slate and new opportunities like a breath of fresh air. She's finally ready to move in towards a brighter future. She knows hard times will inevitably come throughout her life, but that no longer scares her. However, life does have a way of throwing the most unexpected of curveballs at you... Especially when you least are prepared for it. [BOOK TWO OF 'HOPELESSLY DEVOTED' SERIES] • • • !!! [ TRIGGER WARNING ] !!! • suicide, suicidal concepts • domestic abuse, sexual assault • substance abuse, alcoholism, addiction • anxiety, PTSD, panic attacks • strong language and mature scenes • • •

"Send me! Send an army! Send a thousand ships! I don't care, just bring her home. I hate being without her." [ PERCY JACKSON x FEMALE OC ] [ PERCY JACKSON SERIES ] cover by @humaneity !

PART 4 OF THE FOOL'S GOLD SERIES For the first time in a long time, Josephine Rhodes isn't running. Back home with the people she loves, life finally feels steady. Sunburned days, late night laughter, and the kind of peace she never thought she'd get to keep. The chaos is behind her. The cursed gold, the betrayals, the bloodstained ghosts... they're buried. For now. But the Outer Banks have never been good at staying quiet. And somewhere out there, in the shadows of the island, in the dusty pages of a map that was never meant for them, something is stirring. Because paradise always comes with a price. ˚ ༘♡ ⋆｡˚ Part 4 of the Fool's Gold Series JJ Maybank x fem!OC Outer Banks Season 4 COMPLETE RANKINGS #3 on Cleo Anderson 7/29/25

Josephine Rhodes has always been the same. Sweet, dependable, and the life raft that held the Pogues together. But even she might not be able to keep them afloat anymore. With John B doing his best impression of a human car crash, her dad harboring secrets that could blow everything apart, and danger lurking around every corner, all bets are off. Now, Josephine has to survive a summer of a whole lot of bad decisions without losing her dad, her friends, or her mind. And worst of all? What the hell is she supposed to do about her very inconvenient feelings for her reckless, too charming best friend? ˚ ༘♡ ⋆｡˚ Part 1 of the Fool's Gold Series JJ Maybank x fem!OC Outer Banks Season 1 COMPLETE RANKINGS #1 on Outer Banks Netflix - 2/26/25 #1 on Matthew McConaughey - 1/14/25 #1 on North Carolina - 1/16/25 #1 on Rudy Pankow - 1/23/25 #1 on Maia Reficco - 7/29/25 #2 on Kie - 3/29/25 #2 on John B Routledge - 3/11/25

PART 2 OF THE FOOL'S GOLD SERIES Grief doesn't hit all at once. It comes in waves. Relentless and unexpected, dragging you under before you can catch your breath. And right now, Josephine Rhodes was drowning. Her best friend is gone. Her family is fracturing. The Pogues are barely holding on. But deep down, something whispers to her that this isn't over. Because somewhere, buried in the wreckage and the loss, there was still a fight to be fought, a name to clear, secrets to uncover, and a family to save before it falls apart completely. If they're lucky, they might just fix what's been broken. Or maybe the storm wasn't over yet. Maybe it was only just beginning. ˚ ༘♡ ⋆｡˚ Part 2 of the Fool's Gold Series JJ Maybank x fem!OC Outer Banks Season 2 COMPLETE RANKINGS #1 on Matthew McConaughey - 1/8/25 #1 on Outer Banks - 1/13/25 #1 on OBX - 1/24/25 #1 on Maia Reficco - 2/11/25 #2 on North Carolina 7/29/25

PART 3 OF THE FOOL'S GOLD SERIES Josephine Rhodes was losing her mind. Or maybe she already had. She didn't know where her father was. She didn't know if her mother and Antonio had any idea what really happened to her. And worst of all, she didn't even know if the Pogues were still alive. And her grandparents, along with their ruthless friend, weren't just hunting for a few hundred bars of gold and a giant cross anymore. They were after something far bigger, far deadlier. Even if she miraculously escapes her prison, the real fight is still waiting. And this time? Not everyone makes it out alive. ˚ ༘♡ ⋆｡˚ Part 3 of the Fool's Gold Series JJ Maybank x fem!OC Outer Banks Season 3 COMPLETE RANKINGS #1 on JJ - 3/9/25 #1 on Matthew McConaughey - 3/4/25 #2 on Cleo - 3/20/24 #3 on Maia Reficco - 3/4/25

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"I will be by your side until we no longer are in this existence, I will be by your side until the Apollo stops rising the sun, until Artemis stops rising the moon, I will be by your side until my last breath, until you tell me otherwise, Nico Di Angelo." IN WHICH, a son of Hermes sees beauty in a person others feared OR IN WHICH they were two damaged boys trying to help the other heal (NICO DI ANGELO X MALE OC) [eventual Nico Di Angelo x oc x Will Solace] (THE TITAN'S CURSE-BLOOD OF OLYMPUS)

Archer Morales has never believed his life was meant to be anything other than pure hell in which every minute feels like a struggle to keep breathing. That's why he's so keen on ending it. Not because he wants to, but only because he has no idea how to stop the dark, intrusive thoughts or the crippling depression that's always kept him in a chokehold. At this point, Archer has all but accepted that this is simply how he is - broken. He doesn't know if he even wants help or how to ask for it, and admitting he needs it when Archer's own mother has demons of her own to battle doesn't seem like an option. Things are hard enough keeping the family coffeehouse running and making sure Archer's little sister, Rosie, never learns the horrid truth about what happened to their father - or how much Archer feels responsible for it. Just as he's sure he's mapped out his next steps to permanently solve his problems, the last person in the world Archer expects to make him think twice enters the picture: Hadley Jamison. He doesn't know what to make of the popular girl who always seems to be smiling and is way too determined to become his friend. Archer is overly suspicious of Hadley and her intentions at first, but the walls he's spent so long building to keep himself safe start coming down much quicker than he would've thought. Despite all the change - and some of that change Archer can admit is good - there's still one thing he's certain of: nothing good lasts forever. At least, that's what he's always told himself. But now that the blinders are coming off and Archer realizes he's not as alone as he'd thought, he can't help but be terrified of what will happen if the very thing he never really thought existed - love - is snatched away from him. And possibly the hardest lesson Archer is about to learn is that while you can't run from your past, you can change your future - even if you always felt like you never deserved one.

𝐆𝐔𝐈𝐋𝐓𝐘 𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐈𝐍 ? ➥ 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩'𝙨 𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙮 ? in which, cassandra blake and jj maybank hate each other because the former is a kook trying to be a pogue and the latter is a real pogue. but when a treasure hunt occurs and they're forced to work together despite their differences, leading to complicated feelings being formed, would that make them both guilty as sin? ( fem oc x jj maybank ) ( enemies to lovers - slow burn ) ( s1 - s4 ~ waiting for s5 ) ( 3rd place winner for best jj maybank fic )