At the end of the day, 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘩 𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘴 ✶ It's the end of the world, but at least we're together. In which a young doctor tries to survive the zombie apocalypse Or, in which Tallulah Baird finds a family, even as the world ends. Daryl Dixon x f!oc The Walking Dead © noellelore '25

The snow didn't fall so much as attack. Ivy Chen had stayed late to get candids of the varsity basketball team running suicides. The gym smelled like rubber and teenage sweat, the good kind that meant everyone was trying. She was crouched under the basket, 85 mm lens trained on Jaden Park mid-layup, when the lights flickered once, twice, then steadied. Outside, the world turned white so fast it felt like someone had pulled a sheet over the windows.

A slow-burn, high-heat polyamorous romance following Nina Thompson, the sharp-witted coach's daughter and unofficial thirteenth member of her small-town high school's legendary twelve-man baseball team. What begins as unbreakable team loyalty and fierce platonic devotion over one unforgettable championship season gradually crosses every line into explicit, consensual, all-for-one love. Spanning senior year through adulthood, this is a love letter to found family, baseball, and thirteen hearts that learn to beat as one.

I first saw him when he was cutting my father's tires. It was love at first crime." Ava Whitmore has spent her life being used by her father's power, his politics, and his plans. One night, she finds out just how far he'll go to keep control of her. Running from the lies that built her world, Ava ends up in the last place a senator's daughter belongs: the clubhouse of the Forged Sons MC. Dangerous. Loyal. Untouchable. And now three of them Vex, Ox, and Echo have decided she's worth fighting for. Love & Chrome a slow-burn reverse harem romance full of grit, betrayal, and the kind of love that doesn't ask permission.

She only wanted to do her job care for the children, keep her head down, and move on. At the house she works in now, everything looks perfect on the surface. The family is polished, the pay is good, and for once, she feels like she's doing something right. But perfection has cracks. The whispers start small, the looks start to linger, and before she can make sense of it, one accusation changes everything. From the moment she steps into their world, nothing feels normal. The fathers are polite but distant, their stares unreadable. The house is beautiful but quite way too quiet. And the children... the children cling to her like they've been waiting for her all along. She tells herself it's just another job. That she doesn't need their approval. That she can't afford to care. But the walls in this house have secrets. And so do the men watching her. Soon, she'll learn that sometimes, it's not the little hands that are hardest to let go of it's the ones you never saw reaching for you in the dark.

Nyx never had a "normal" life, from being orphaned only days after she was born, to running away at 8 and having to survive the streets; now she's 21 and one night changes everything. The underworld was ruled by 14 men, even if each had their own power, what no one expected was they were all husbands, they grew up together; they were a team, a family. They had made a promise to only have one woman in their lives, that they would share her together. -------------------

Elaine is broken. Even after being rescued from the Devori who enslaved, experimented and abused her. Seperated from her best friend, smuggled to Amara and safety, Elaine is trapped in the hell of her memories and trauma. Hadith is determined to help her, even as his lover, the Ilan of Amara, Dahnus, must fight the factions in his world and without to protect the most vulnerable of his people, all the while conspiring with the Tessans to save humanity from certain invasion and enslavement. As their enemies move against all three of them, Dahnus, Hadith and Elaine find themselves drawn to one another. When it's confirmed Elaine is their Ilia, their mate and the future third of their ruling triad, Dahnus will do anything to protect Elaine, whether she likes it or not. Even if that means increasing their retinue and finding the Ilia lovers of her own. Males who will fight and die to protect her. As tensions rise, Dahnus must act swiftly to claim his family, even if it means alienating the woman they all love.

Calytrix has known nothing but the bars and concrete of her cell for over 12 years. The only socialization she has is with her neighbor Dante other than that she's been on her own. Taking and beatings and torture when given and minding herself just to stay alive. When a beating is taken too far, she manages to slip her cuffs and escape. Over the river and through the woods, just to enter a new form of hell? Or maybe this is heaven? Jules, Cooper, and Duke moved into this secluded farmhouse after Coopers Grandfather passed away. They have been best friends since college and run a construction business they built from the ground up. Cooper managing logistics and finances, Jules working on expansions and planning the new projects, and Duke making sure materials are ordered and on time, projects remain on schedule, and employees are in line working properly. The business was booming leaving little time for anything else in their lives, until they arrive home one night to a beautiful smell, and a chaotic disaster.

The Shadow: She is everything I've ever wanted. Ever since I got released from prison, she's been the one thing on my mind. Ever since I violated my parole, I've wanted to escape with her. She just needs to get on board with running away with me. The Rose: I have always stood out. I was never one to hide in the shadows. But when he walked in. I wanted to play with them, to see how far they would go for me. Someone has been watching me, sending me presents. But he'll protect me from the big bad wolf in my backyard. Or I'll become one myself.