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Weathering Blues by The_Pirate_Pen
The_Pirate_Pen
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"What? You gonna avoid me again like you did today? Pretend I'm not here and call it a night?" Then there's Donovan. Bittersweet, underappreciated Donovan. My best friend. The only person I had known I could use as a safety cushion whenever things got tough. My punching bag, my own personal, opinionated diary. He snapped my journal shut, waving it at me. "Can you be honest for once in your life and tell me what that list is about?" "I am honest with you."I mumbled, distracted by the bruises and cuts on his hand. "What happened there?" "Don't dodge the question. If you're so honest, why didn't you tell me they were giving you a hard time?" "Because it doesn't matter." "And Mel?" I admit that the worry in his honeyed-earths had almost cracked my demeanor, leaving me feeling vulnerable enough to want to open up to him, to let him in on all the cruelty I've endured. That is until he mentioned her. He took my silence as the answer he wanted to his question. He wanted me to be the bad guy because he cared that much for her. Wanted me to take on the role of bad friend so it'd fit his story and make him secure in his feelings. "Don't touch my stuff, Donovan." I mumbled and plucked my journal out of his hands with no fight from his end. I tucked my secrets back on my bookshelf and leaned against the wall, arms crossed as I anticipated his next words. I was met with silence and a whole lot of eye judging and with that, my old nemesis, panick, set in. "Did you read it?" Gosh, I hate how fragile that came out. I need to pull myself together before I end up saying something I'd regret. "You still haven't answered my question about Mel." "Because it's insulting." I responded, balling my hands into a fist to keep from chewing on my nails. "Did you read my journal?" He scoffed. "What do you think?" ... A story that tells of the struggles of teenage life, embracing change and how to cope with society as a whole.
Rules for Dating your Nemesis by tarnishedglow
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After discovering that her boyfriend of three years is cheating on her with his girl best friend, Yasemin Hogan knows she can do way better than a little material revenge. Julian broke her heart, she will break his. By fake dating his enemy. Elijah Harden seems like the man for the job. He's attractive, tall and smart; fake dating him sounds pretty fun. They just need to write down some rules. Like, we don't touch each other behind closed doors, only in public. We have to sleep in the same place. We stay together during parties. And above all, we don't fall in love. Well, easy. Yasemin and Elijah don't get along. It's been five years of fierce academic rivalry between them. Five years of hatred. Five years of winter. However, as they start fake dating, the forced proximity ignites terrible feelings inside them. And leads the two rivals to face a new reality: the winter between them is the warmest season. COLLEGE ROMANCE [This story contains adult scenes. Also mentions of: anxiety, mourning/death, eating disorder, abusive relationship, SA, child abuse/neglect, alcohol/drugs/insults, life threatening disease] Started: 23/10/2021 Finished: hopefully in 2026 (everybody please give your prayers) Cross-posted on AO3 (because a reader of mine asked for it) with the same username HIGHEST RANKINGS : #1 in RIVALRY, ACADEMICS, STEAMY, FAKEDATING, ACADEMICRIVALS and TENSION #2 in ARROGANT and ENEMIES #3 in RIVALS #6 in COLLEGEROMANCE #8 in COLLEGE #5 in FAKERELATIONSHIP #1 in SWIMMER
His Secret  by pinkwrites
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Amira Hart was never meant to be part of the story. Not the public one, anyway. But behind every polished legacy is the girl no one talks about-the one who was loved in secret, then left in silence. For two years, Amira and Brooks Whitmore IV lived in that silence. He was the President's son, raised for cameras and campaign trails. She was the woman he chose when no one was watching. Their worlds were never meant to meet. The cards were stacked long before they kissed in the dark. Now, two years later, a wedding invitation arrives. His name is on it. So is hers. Told in fragments and flashbacks, His Secret is a quiet storm of a love story-about memory, erasure, and the women history tries to forget.
The Man Behind The Beast (BWWM) ✓ by wambuimuiruriii
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"He fell into despair and lost all hope... For who could ever love a beast?" -Beauty and The Beast ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• When Elle stumbled upon an ad for a stay in chef, she thought the universe had finally tipped in her favor. After graduating from culinary school, she wasn't sure what direction her life would go in... Until she met Stefan DeGramont. At first, he seemed like a cold hearted, presumptuous, egotistical asshole. As she grew to know him... Well... I guess you could add Mafia boss to the list. Now tangled in his crazy Mafia business, will something fragile like her heart, be on the line? Or maybe something more risky, like her life? Could all this be avoided If she can learn to love the man behind the beast... Before it's too late. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• "A thorn defends the Rose. Harming only those that will steal the blossom." **PLEASE Beware: I wrote this a few years ago so the spelling errors are there, and some cringe moments are present. I'll accept all health invoices for any emotional and mental damage inflicted during this read xoxo
MIAMI (BWHM) by xnoracane
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Kiara Stephens, a young girl who just moved to Miami Florida with her older brother from New Orleans to live with their dad is the new girl on the block. As she enters her high school teen year she battles and overcomes all the challenges high school and teenage life brings her. From tests, Homework, sports and trying to get a good GPA.. to her personal battles like dealing with family, friends and eventually love. Andres Martinez - a boy who grew up with a mother that neglected him and a father with so many issues he wouldn't even know where to start. starts his beginning high school years trying to drown out his personal battles with school life and friends. As he does he also gets tied into gang life. Another load on him that he unfortunately can't drop off of him. A love story between two teenagers. * black women Latino male*
Tomorrow, Today by lilactruffles
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Troy Myers has known Steven Moran since they were kids in elementary school. However, the two part ways when they graduate, and she doesn't see him again until college. During one senior class, they bond and become fast friends, but Steven is popular, fine and perfect. He's too preoccupied with building a great career after college, other relationships and family. Troy is an outcast, just trying to figure out how to navigate life with a broken family home and an unromantic life. Careers and family don't mean anything to her. Despite their differences, they are drawn to one another and quickly become each other's support system when the going gets tough. As their friendship deepens over the years, the two realize that they have developed feelings for one another, but is love worth crossing the boundary of friendship?
𝐈𝐌𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐑𝐄 [𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐰] by xxrhem
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𝐀𝐍 𝐔𝐑𝐁𝐀𝐍 𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐄. | cover made by @WyntersDiary |
𝐌𝐬. 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 by ToxicChocolatee
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❝You feel so good, 𝐌𝐬. 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧.❞ He moans in my ear before arching me on his desk. I tried to keep my moans at a minimum, but he felt incredible as he was pummeling me from behind. ❝I can't get enough of you,❞ he groans, the erotic symphonies of our skin slapping bringing me closer to ruin. ❝I'm insatiable when it comes to you, Quinn.❞ ▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂ What transpires when a young, billion dollar CEO gets rejected by his daughter's teacher? 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝: 𝟎𝟐/𝟐𝟎/𝟐𝟒 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝: 𝟎𝟒/𝟑𝟎/𝟐𝟒 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬: - # 𝟏 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 - # 𝟏 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 - #𝟏 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐰𝐰𝐦
Gold Weaver | ✓ by matemenot
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[MATURE CONTENT] a rumpelstiltskin retelling #1 in the ODD FAIRYTALES series "Do you enjoy torturing me?" He asked on a groan as his hand travelled from my inner thigh to further upwards, finding me sans panties. "Only-" I breathed raggedly as he began tracing my slit with gentle strokes with not enough pressure to relieve me of the burn charging my core. "- when it suits." "Well," he said, finger dipping inside me, making me cling to his shoulders. "For your trouble, I'm about to fuck you so hard they'll write about us." "Like a fairytale?" I asked on a whisper, amusement dancing in my voice as I stared into his glowing golden eyes. "Be careful," he warned, ducking his head until I felt his hair brush my face. His lips were a millimetre from my ear, his breath making something thrum within me. "The ending will make you scream." I didn't doubt that.
JUST FRIENDS by shezataurus
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every single night, Blu thought about her, she sat inside him like bones. her smile, her eyes, her laugh, her cry; he could never get her out of his head. Maze Grant. but she wasn't the girl next door- she was his roommate- and she was far more than a sexy dancer or a hypnotic video vixen... she was his best friend. and no matter how much the lines blurred, that's all they ever would be...just friends. (right?)