"Go ahead," I said, backing up against the pink wall of the shop. "Do something other than glare at me." I waited. One, two, three seconds... and nothing. I raised my chin at him. "You're boring me, mute boy." He stepped closer. Leaned toward me as his gaze burned into mine. Then... ❀ ❀ ❀ After three months in juvenile detention, it's time for Romy Pereira to help out with her family's flower shop. And it's not all bad... until they hire Jack Michel to work beside her. He doesn't speak, communicating with glares and scowls instead of words, and seems to be more interested in literal rocks than other human beings. And with an ex-convict mother, her friends drifting away, and the flower shop falling apart, the last thing Romy wants to deal with is Jack's attitude. She'll forever praise the day he screws up big time and gets himself fired, but until that day comes, it's mostly one cold-hearted girl, her silent (but still infuriating) coworker, and a whole lot flowers. [word count: 100k] [originally written in 2014-2015; re-write completed 2020-2021] ❀ Rankings ❀ #1 in #badgirl #1 in #goodboy #1 in #flowershop #1 in #sociopath

A short fairy tale about a princess who has an ugly heart and an equally ugly appearance. cover by: LonelyCritic

Fragments of my mind that have been pieced together to form a collection of short stories, thoughts and feelings about a variety of different topics and genres.

"Do you want a kiss?" I asked giving him an innocent smile. He gave me a toothy grin, making him look even hotter, if that was even possible. "Close your eyes." I told him soothingly. He shut his eyes and leaned forward, puckering his lips like a duck. I grabbed a chocolate kiss out of my purse and put it gently on my seat in the movie theater. Then, I shut my eyes, massaged my temples, and left the poor boy hanging. Actually, wait no, let me rephrase that sentence. I shut my eyes, massaged my temples and left the bad boy hanging. His eyes were still squeezed shut, lips puckered, waiting for the kiss. I mentally cackled my rich evil laugh, and exited the movie theater. -- Becca Monroe believes that no "bad boy" deserves the attention they get. Including the bad boy at her school. Alex Rider. So her friends put her up to a dangerous dare. All she has to do is to make the bad boy fall in love with her, using chocolate kisses. But wait. That's not all. Then break his heart. When Becca's twin sister Reagan has her heart broken by Alex, Becca decides she's had enough. Girls shoudn't have to put up with a boy like him. Alex breaks hearts all around the world. Agreeing to the dare, Becca tries to give Alex the treatment he's been giving to girls all around. The heartbreak treatment. This time, will it be Becca's heart broken, or Alex's? - contains a bit of swearing... no seriously, be warned - amazing cover by @stalkingfromabove

The Captain, a writing challenge by @estrapade