"𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐈'𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐳𝐞 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐨 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐫." ︵‿︵‿୨♡୧‿︵‿︵ Maikel Marquez was one of the most reputable students in Cleveland College. Known for having an extremely outgoing personality but also being a straight up heartbreaker. Everything is going well but that all changes when his younger sister, Carmen, joins. Carmen is the definition of beauty and brains but also completely innocent and clueless. She doesn't drink, never goes out and has been sheltered her whole life by her family's wealth; meaning Carmen has never gotten a taste of the real world by herself. What happens when she falls into the hands of the wrong person? Damian Galanis. Playboy, heartbreaker and also Maikel's best friend. He is the opposite of Maikel in every way. Yet despite the pair being entirely different to each other, they get along like two peas in the pod. Maikel and Damian support whatever one another decided to do however there was always one thing that was off limits for Damian. Maikel's little sister, Carmen. Damian had never seen Carmen before but as soon as he sets his sight on the wholesome girl, he can't stop thinking about her. Damian has always been handed everything in his life and has never been told the word "no", due to his prosperous parents giving him everything he has ever wanted and more on a silver platter. The problem is, he wants the one thing he can't have. Will things go smoothly between the pair, or will lust and temptation get the best of them? 𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲 𝐦𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤. 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝟏𝟖+

"So you just wanna fuck me forever, and that's it, huh?" "I ain't say-" He sucked his teeth. "We already talked about this shit, Z." "Nah." She chuckled dryly. "You just keep shutting me out." "Why you doin' this to me, Ma?" He closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose. "Hm? Why you tryna fuck everything up?" • • • • • • 𝚆𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚊 𝚗𝚘𝚗-𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚖𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚖𝚎𝚎𝚝𝚜 𝚊 𝚑𝚘𝚙𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚛𝚘𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚌, 𝚊 𝚌𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚌 𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚏𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚜 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚏𝚒𝚝𝚜, 𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚗𝚜 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚐𝚒𝚌. 💌👻 ⭒ WATTPAD AFTER DARK 2023 ⭒ ◦ contemporary romance ◦ celebrating black history month

25 year old Lauren can: Make a song hit over 250,000 streams. Keep a man hooked in the bedroom. 25 year old Lauren cannot (is yet to): Make a hit record. Keep a man. Period. From dick appointments to office flings, sex was as simple as an 808 to Lauren. As if her twenty-somethings weren't complex enough, relationships were a constant struggle. Like songs, they required an order of events and structure, but Lauren was keen on leading her lovers straight to where most relationships climax. Take Trent, her co-worker for instance. TRENT Status: Flirty Friend. Music compatibility: 95%. Hookup-ability: 🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆 A day after her steamy, backseat hookup, the promise of her first real relationship since college appears on the horizon, but is Lauren patient enough to wait for it? When a mystery guy keeps popping up in her life, Lauren is not so sure. SUPER FIIINE MYSTERY MAN: Status: Romantic Stranger. Music compatibility: Shows promise. Hookup-ability: BD* (*Being determined; get your mind out of the gutter) After meeting him on more than one occasion, Lauren sees his potential. She doesn't let the cat out of the bag on their first date and he seems to be everything Lauren had been looking for and more, but is he worth the risk? Lauren is straddling the lines of a love triangle. The power of her P may not be enough to sway either of these men to stay and sweating her edges out behind revolving bedroom doors has unfurled more than baby hairs when her friendships and performance at work begin to slip like a glue-less wig. Lauren is stuck on a loop of bad behaviour and needs to hit pause before her entire life spins out of control. Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3CcvZbclnNe7umVDa5DyQA?si=3778aa8ad21b42eb

"I've left a mason jar with 365 notes for you. Yes, 365. I've counted them myself eleven times. One for every day. On it, I've written 365 things for you to do and remember when I'm not there. It should help mend your heart after I leave you. Only when you're sure you've moved on, when you're sure you're happy can you stop reading them. I know what you're thinking right now, you stubborn girl. But please. Do this for me. It's all I ask. Know that I love you." Elliot W. Dickson When Elliot Dickson dies suddenly, Aria's world turns upside down. She finds herself completely lost, wishing beyond repair to just hear one last word, one last laugh from Elliot. But when Elliot leaves behind notes-365 to be exact-Aria realizes he hasn't completely left her yet. And when she meets Easton Myers, it becomes clear that her final semester of high school will be nothing like she thought it would be. Where Elliot was light, Easton is dark, full of secrets and a dark past. Full of adventures, tears, and laughs, Aria finds herself in moments she'll never forget. But the past can never truly be erased.

Nandini Varma owns the only bookstore in town and is content with hiding her awkward self behind bestsellers. What she doesn't know is that her favorite author has moved near her, and that perhaps she could finally have a love story of her own, even if it's an awkward one. ***** Ryan Callahan wants to move on from his writing career and just work for the police. It's hard though, when the town's book lady happens to be a huge fan of his. She's smart, funny, beautiful, and kind - a lethal combination. He wants to get to know her more, but something seems to be holding her back. Who is this mysterious woman that Ryan can't stop thinking about? Content/trigger warning: This story contains themes of sexism and verbal abuse. [[word count: 70,000 - 80,000]] Cover designed by Joe Resch

Jaedah is a quiet girl. People always thought it was "just" her personality. But its really because she's had her heart broken, which caused provisional damage to her character. She goes day by day, really only speaking when spoken to. Until a boy comes and changes her way of thinking. ••• Jaedah is played by @dinekaa