[WATTY'S 2026 SHORTLISTS] Sophia Honey never expected college to mean sharing an apartment with her childhood nemesis. ~~~ Freshman Sophia Honey never imagined her brother would stick her with Theo Gray-his best friend and her childhood nemesis-as her roommate. But things get complicated fast. Theo, with his shirtless mornings, flirty remarks, and those intense stares, pushes all of her buttons. Just when Sophia thinks she can handle their awkward living arrangement, she discovers he's not just popular-he's one of the hottest seniors on campus. And as the star of the hockey team, his status skyrockets, forcing her to tread carefully around him to avoid drama. But drama comes knocking When Sophia lands a side gig with the seniors in her photography department to make some extra cash, she doesn't expect her first assignment to be Theo Gray shirtless in front of her camera. She definitely doesn't expect him to say yes with that smug grin-and one condition. What he wants in return? Not money. Something else. Something dangerous. As the photo sessions begin, so does the unraveling. Their banter becomes charged. His touches linger a little too long. Her defenses are violently slipping. ​Then comes the night the mask shatters. When Theo stumbles home drunk, his eyes glassy and his defenses down, he confesses a truth that breaks every version of him Sophia thought she knew. ​Gone is the boy who teased her growing up. This Theo is raw, complex, and beautifully broken in places she never noticed before. ​Suddenly, Sophia wants things she never dared to dream of. His kisses. His hands on her skin. His body-yes-but also his secrets, his pain... him. What started as a paycheck has become a dangerous line they can't stop crossing, forcing her to realize the most terrifying truth of all: ​What if falling for Theo Gray was the real assignment all along?

18+ | 2026 WATTYS SHORTLISTER | First Draft | Not edited. |"You gonna sit there all night?" Luka glances at me, smirking. I glare back. "I was enjoying the last few seconds of peace before having to spend an evening pretending to like you." "That's funny," he says, unbuckling his seatbelt. "Why?" I snap. "Because I was thinking the same thing." | The rules? Easy enough. 1. Pretend to be the perfect couple. 2. Keep it professional. 3. And whatever you do, don't. catch. feelings. Simple, right? Sofia Calloway never planned on going viral for throwing a drink in Luka Mikhaylov's face. But one video, one pissed-off hockey star, and one furious university later... she's suddenly stuck in a fake relationship with the guy she can't stand. He needs to clean up his image before the NHL draft. She needs the free tuition that comes with the deal. All they have to do is smile for the cameras, hold hands at the games, and act like they don't want to strangle each other. Then come the late-night arguments that last too long. The stolen glances that feel too dangerous. The moment where "pretend" starts looking way too real. Because when you break the rules, someone's bound to lose. And this time, it might be both of them.

Cassandra Blyth was born under a blood moon and raised to continue a war she never asked for. A Ravenclaw with Slytherin blood, she was meant to be brilliant, ruthless, and loyal to the darkness that made her. But the more she resists it, the closer it pulls-especially when the only boy who understands her is the one she's supposed to hate. Caught between legacy, desire, and a power she doesn't yet trust, Cassandra must decide if she'll inherit her family's throne... or burn it down. HARRY POTTER ␥ Mattheo Riddle © elegancies

In which Ashley Gilbert is the albino twin sister to Elena Gilbert and meets the infamous Original hybrid... Seasons 2-4 #1 elenagilbert #1 theoriginals #1 thevampirediaries #1 elijahmikaelson #1 klausmikaelson #1 bonniebennet #1 originalcharacter #1 damonsalvatore #1 carolineforbes #1 kolmikaelson #1 rebekahmikaelson #1 klauslovestory

𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞 was chaos. Klaus was destruction. When Damon Salvatore is left dying from a fatal werewolf bite, Demitra is forced to return to Mystic Falls after years away in Europe. But saving her brother means dealing with the one person who may have the cure, Klaus Mikaelson. Demitra is reckless, sharp tongued, fiercely loyal, and dangerously powerful, the kind of girl who never backs down from a fight. Especially not from Klaus. What starts as hatred turns into curiosity when two monsters realize they may have finally met their match.

❝𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞❞ ── Lucille Salvatore returns to Mystic Falls in order to enact her revenge against her older brother, Damon, unknowing what awaits her when her ex-boyfriend returns to town not long after... 「 tvdu fanfiction 」 「 original story by @PrimPetrova 」 「 klaus mikaelson x fem!oc」 started : 24-12-24 finished : ??? all rights reserved

DARK ROMANCE . all because my head is full of poison, and my heart is full of doubt i got toxins in my bloodstream you tried so hard to suck out ⸺ the cure, 𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘰 ˎˊ˗ ❝ I HATE YOU. ❞ ❝ NO, YOU DON'T. ❞ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ❪ in which ❫ ⟡ rafe cameron's biggest enemy becomes his new stepsister, and she doesn't know she's also his obsession. ꩜ .ᐟ ┆ ⤿ 💌 ⌗ outer banks fanfic ! ❪ enemies to lovers ❫ ── no gold plot ˎˊ˗ :: rafe cameron x fem!oc .ᐟ

The daughter of Alicent Hightower and Viserys Targaryen. Aelora Targaryen; the Queen's Little Terror. A Jacaerys Velaryon fanfic. - started; march 22nd, 2025. ended; n/a

𝐋𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 is a psychological state characterized by an intense and obsessive romantic attraction to a specific person, accompanied by recurring intrusive thoughts, a strong need for emotional reciprocation, and mood fluctuations based on signs of attention or rejection from that person. it is distinct from ordinary love, being more about obsessive desire and emotional dependence on reciprocation. tropes : enemies to lovers • slowburn • angry love confession • only one bed -ˋˏ ༻❁༺ ˎˊ- The sole survivor of the shipwreck that claimed her father's life, Diana Marucci is struggling to rebuild herself among the ruins. Trapped between a ruthlessly disciplined aunt who masks her greed behind a facade of order, ready to sell out her own niece and nephew's inheritance to line her pockets, and a brother who chooses to drown his name in drugs, Diana is suffocating. To the island, she is nothing more than the unstable survivor of a tragedy that took everything: her father, her fortune, and her mind. Standing against her is a name she knows all too well : Rafe Cameron. He is volatile, unpredictable, and their families have been locked in a long-standing competition for control of the island. Yet, when a tragic event finally shatters Diana's last illusions, it is toward him that she finds herself propelled. -ˋˏ ༻❁༺ ˎˊ-

"What's the difference between me saying yes to Potter and you to Black?" "Easy. Potter is in actual love with you, but-" "But?" "To Sirius I'm just an infatuation, he just wants a shag" A story in where the reckless marauder can't help but fall in love with the chaos that is Ivy Evans and will do anything to prove his despite his playboy ish ways, Ivy Evans has always been it for him. Without even noticing when it happened She became his Blue Beauty And he became her Silver boy ••••••• 𝙱𝚕𝚞𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚊𝚞𝚝𝚢, 𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚘𝚝𝚒𝚌 𝚐𝚒𝚛𝚕 𝚃𝚎𝚕𝚕 𝚖𝚎 𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝚖𝚞𝚌𝚑 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚁𝚎𝚌𝚔𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚎, 𝚂𝚒𝚕𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚋𝚘𝚢 𝚆𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝙸'𝚍 𝚐𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚒𝚝 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚒𝚗 ••••••• Started: February 3, 2021 Finished: April 12, 2021