Three kids. One dad. And a house they don't talk about. Years ago, their mom got them out in time. She didn't get out herself. Now it's just Dad doing everything - lunches, bedtime, homework, scraped knees, big feelings - while trying to keep the grief from swallowing them whole. The oldest son is growing up too fast, the girls are learning what "missing someone" really means, and their dad is carrying a love so heavy it shows up in all the quiet places. A collection of one-shots about the nights that hit harder than usual, the moments that almost break them... and the way a family can still be a family, even after losing the heart of it.

After his mother's death, Louis begins to fall apart. Between his grief, the pressure to stay strong for his siblings and the stress of debuting his solo career, it all just becomes too much for him to handle. Disclaimer: Some of this story will be based on real events, but I will be adding/changing details to fit the story better. That being said, I am in no way implying that this is anything more than a fictional story.

Steve Harrington thought he knew what protecting someone looked like. Then Summer taught him that sometimes it means blankets, bottles, quiet nights, and choosing to stay. A found-family, caregiver-focused Stranger Things story spanning Seasons 1-5, featuring: • age regression as comfort • soft, protective Steve • Robin as cool aunt • Eddie Munson lives • healing over horror

It started on Wattpad and now it's hitting the screen. Read the original story that inspired the film and then watch KISSING IS THE EASY PART now available on Tubi. KISSING IS THE EASY PART is published by Wattpad Books. Please order from the link in my profile. *** Being beautiful might as well be Flora Morgan's only talent. Some of the words she hates include economy class, second-hand clothes, and budget. She likes fashion, dating, not being on time and getting what she wants - until she meets Sean, who is like the clock striking midnight; he erases all her magic power. He is as mature and sophisticated as the dark roasted coffee he drinks, while she is like a lollipop: colorful, dazzling on the outside but empty calories and artificial sweeteners on the inside. The attraction is instant, but getting a kiss is only the first step. To keep their fire burning, they must accept each other's differences and decide if what they're building is strong enough to survive trials, jealousy, expectations, and the fear of becoming someone they no longer recognize.

When the team finds out about Tony drinking after supposedly quitting, they punish him. Which only leads to one of Tony's deepest secrets being revealed.

Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson live a quiet, ordinary life. Zayn works as a doctor, Louis as a police officer. Together, they have adopted three boys - Liam (15), Niall (13), and Harry (12) - who are far more than sons to them. They are brothers. They are family. They are home. But the past refuses to stay buried. Anne and Desmond, the boys' biological parents, were once forced by crushing poverty to give up their children. Now successful journalists living in New York, they want their sons back. Caught between legal threats, overwhelming emotions, and the fear of losing everything they love, the boys and their adoptive fathers are forced to face a question that will change their lives forever: Can you reclaim children once you've let them go?

They dreamed of music, fame, and freedom - not of diapers, toddler tears, and fatherhood. But life had other plans. The world knows them as One Direction: Louis, Zayn, Niall, and Liam - four teenagers who became international superstars overnight. What no one knows: behind the scenes, an entirely different life is unfolding. Liam Payne has more on his mind than just success. Ever since the death of their parents, he's been taking care of his little brother Harry - a bright, fragile five-year-old who suddenly lost everything. No more mum, no more dad - just Liam... and his three best friends, who are just as unprepared for this new life. The tour bus turns into a nursery. After-parties become bedtime stories. And four boys turn into - somehow - father figures. Amid flashing lights, concerts, and interviews, they fight together for the smile of one small boy. How do you raise a child when you've barely grown up yourself?

Georgie Lux is a nine year old little girl. She once was an innocent girl but it was all stripped from her. She lived in a bad neighborhood with abusive parents until she was four years old. Her father was a rapist and abuser. He raped and abused her and her mother and would beat them senseless. Somehow, he was caught by the police. With her father gone, even though he was trash, her mother felt lost. She turned to alcohol for help. Slowly degressing from a protective mother, she became abusive as well. Again, somehow, the police miraculously showed up and took her away as well. Now she's in an orphanage and has shut everybody out, until one of the biggest boy bands in the world, One Direction, come looking for a little girl to call their own. Will she learn to love again or will she continue to shut them out as well?

After a sudden move, Liam finds himself completely alone in a new city with his three-year-old son, Harry. Between daycare drop-offs, sleepless nights and the constant weight of responsibility, Liam struggles to rebuild a sense of stability for the two of them. A new job feels like salvation-until he meets his new boss. Zayn Malik is cold, distant and unforgiving. He sees only missed hours, early departures and a lack of flexibility. To him, Liam's compromises between work and fatherhood look like weakness. Like failure. What Zayn doesn't see is a small boy with wide eyes, a love for building blocks and a curiosity that makes the world feel new again every single day. But when one unexpected moment changes everything, rules begin to crack. Boundaries blur. And the past-long buried-casts heavy shadows over the present. As office files and toy cars slowly start to share the same space, one question remains: How much love can fit into a life that already feels stretched beyond its limits?