In the middle of a chaotic season with the Chicago Sky, Rickea Jackson is finally starting to feel settled in Chicago. Between intense practices, nonstop media obligations, and her teammates constantly dragging her into some kind of foolishness, she's learning how to breathe again. So when Dijonai Carrington insists the team try a brand-new upscale restaurant tucked away in the city, nobody expects the night to become anything more than good food and louder-than-necessary conversations. While everyone else is distracted by the food and conversation, Rickea can't stop paying attention to the little things - the way Autumn remembers every employee's name as she passes, the way she speaks with intention, the slight softness in her eyes when she looks at Rickea a second too long. Chicago was supposed to just be basketball. Instead, it might become the place Rickea finally finds something real.

Brooklyn (Brooke) Dockery did not expect to be a training officer. Nor did she want to be a training officer. The prodigy was content being a normal patrol officer for the time being. However, her former training officer, Tim Bradford, was not content. Now, Brooke is about to enter a world of drama, friendship, secrets, and love.

on a flight home from las vegas, spencer reid sits next to the most beautiful woman he's ever seen. he didn't believe in fate. then she asked if he wanted the window seat. spencer reid x female oc seasons 1 - 3 started: 01/14/26 finished: xx/xx/xx 🥈#spencerreid || january '26 🥇#socialanxiety || january '26 🥇#criminalminds || march '26 || april '26 || june '26

The Girl Who Stopped Asking Anna Lopez learned a long time ago that asking for help only works when someone is willing to listen. After surviving a kidnapping at sixteen and spending years carrying secrets no one believed, she's become an expert at handling everything herself. She's stubborn, sarcastic, fiercely protective, and determined to never be anyone's damsel in distress. Now she's joining the LAPD as a rookie officer alongside the people who have known her longest-her childhood best friend Lucy Chen and her older sister Angela Lopez. The problem? The rest of Mid-Wilshire has no idea who Anna really is. As old wounds resurface and new cases force her to confront the past she's spent years avoiding, Anna finds herself surrounded by people who refuse to let her face everything alone. Unfortunately for her, they care. And that's almost worse. A story about survival, found family, healing, sarcastic coping mechanisms, climbing fences at inappropriate times, and learning that being loved is sometimes the hardest thing of all.

Y/N's friends convince her to go out and let loose after a long week at work...although she doesn't want to she agrees to go. She recently left her cheating ex and her friends are confident she will meet someone new who will sweep her away. While at the bar Y/N spots a handsome tall skinny curly head guy and from then on it's her friends mission to get him to notice her....

𝑀𝐼 𝒞𝐼𝐸𝐿𝒪 ♡ (𝘯) 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯

In which Serenity had to transfer to UConn and met some amazing people

Experience the intense world of the Women's Professional Basketball Association with Naaliq Goldhawk, a standout player whose name gets mentioned among legends. Over six years, the Miami Kelpies' forward has built a reputation as a future Hall-of-Famer. However, a tough breakup sends her last season into a tailspin, leading to a decline in her performance and raising questions about her mentality. Determined to prove herself again, Naaliq enters the new season, primed to win her third championship and silence her critics. But fate has a twist in store. Aziya Jacsaint, the former point guard for the Houston Supernovas, has been driven away from her team by her toxic ex-lover and teammate, Dom-who also happens to be Naaliq's rival. Executing a baffling move, Aziya signs a four-year contract with the Miami Kelpies, returning to her hometown and teaming up with her ex's enemy. Like the rest of the basketball world, Aziya's choice leaves Naaliq stunned. Wary of Aziya's association with Dom, Naaliq's skeptical about the Kelpies' newcomer. At first, Naaliq and Aziya, both competitors and natural leaders, find themselves at odds. They must collaborate to have a successful season and consistently defeat Dom and the Houston Supernovas. This riveting story of rivalry, romance, and redemption sets the stage for a dramatic season in which Naaliq and Aziya will either forge one of the most formidable duos in WPBA history or tarnish their legacies.

Azalia Gray can feel her insides being eaten alive. She's made the mistake of falling hard and fast for someone she's destined to not have. It feels wrong to crush on somebody not only twice her age, but also the mother of the toddler she nanny's. But don't fret Azalia, you're not the only one struggling with irrepressible feelings. **This story is mature, containing lots of smut and dark aspects. Read at your own discretion**

"𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐢 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞" "𝐈 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐢 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞" "𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐢 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 , 𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐲". 𝐒𝐡𝐞'𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐰𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐰𝐚𝐭. 𝐇𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝. 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐟 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐭. 𝐎𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥. 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 "𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐧" 𝐊𝐚𝐲 𝐱 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐒𝐎𝐍 (𝐎𝐂) 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐁𝐄 𝐀 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐆𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐍𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐘 𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐄. 𝐁𝐄𝐂𝐀𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐈 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐅𝐅 𝐒𝐎 𝐈𝐅 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐃𝐎𝐍'𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍 𝐓𝐎𝐎 𝐁𝐀𝐃.