Simon Riley has spent his life behind a mask. Some people wear theirs to hide fear. Some to hide guilt. Simon wears his to survive. To the world, he is discipline and violence, silence and shadows-a weapon sharpened down to nothing human. The mask makes it easier. Safer. No expectations. No weaknesses. No room for the parts of himself he buried a long time ago. Then there's her. She isn't fragile, but she is broken in ways that don't bleed openly. She has learned how to disappear in plain sight, how to endure instead of ask, how to carry pain quietly so no one thinks to look too closely. She doesn't want saving. She doesn't believe in it. Assigned to protect her, Simon tells himself it's just another job. Temporary. Controlled. Professional. He's lying. Because the more time he spends with her, the harder it becomes to keep the mask on. She sees through the silence. Through the distance. Through the armor he's spent years perfecting. And somehow, without meaning to, she makes him want things he's never allowed himself to have-softness, connection, a future that doesn't end in blood. But masks exist for a reason. Taking it off means exposure. Means vulnerability. Means risking that if she sees who he really is... she won't stay. Mask Off is a slow-burn, emotionally charged story about protection that turns into devotion, about two damaged people learning that survival doesn't have to mean being alone-and about the terrifying, irresistible pull of letting someone see you exactly as you are.

Broken boy meets broken girl. "You're not as messed up as you think." (this story is super cliche and it kind of sucks i'm sorry)

Michael Clifford, the schools bad boy. Then there's me... Bella Marshall, I may be a good girl in some people's eyes, but, I just haven't been caught. Obviously I think Michael is attractive, who wouldn't? The problem is, he's very secluded and only speaks to people like his best mates,Luke, Calum, and Ashton. They were pretty popular but i don't know what to think of them since I just moved here. I don't know why he is so secluded... Nobody does. But, even though I may never date Michael, I want to be friends with him. That's my goal for this year; to be friends with the schools bad boy/ hottie, Michael Clifford. ⚠️PLEASE don't read if easily triggered. I don't want any of my precious readers to be hurt, ily all⚠️

Sometimes all you need is that one person who can make you feel ten times younger. [cover credits to radtasticmike]

Set it Off was visiting your hometown on tour. They've been staying at a small rented house for a while, and it's been at least a week since they got there. One day Cody stumbles across a beautiful girl around his age, that's been a pretty big fan of his band for a while - not to mention of Cody Carson himself. Sooner or later the two end up in a surprising situation. She's not only joined the band, but the girl has suddenly become Cody's girlfriend. After all of that news gets out across the band and eventually towards the fandom, an entirely new form of chaos breaks out between the couple's friends and themselves.

this is my first cody carson fanfic so I hope its okay. Highest ranking: #1 cody carson #2 set it off #1 duality