After spending a night together, Alani never expected to see Valerio again. That is, until three months later when their paths meet once more. "𝒀𝒐𝒖'𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒐 𝒘𝒆𝒕, 𝑨𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒊," 𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒔𝒐𝒇𝒕𝒍𝒚, 𝒍𝒊𝒑𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒏𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒚 𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒌. 𝑽𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒐 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒆, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒔 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒔. 𝑯𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒍𝒊𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒚 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒕, 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒚 𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒎𝒚 𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅. 𝑰 𝒑𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏, 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒐𝒐𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒚 𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒚 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒘𝒆𝒂𝒓. 𝑰 𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒅 - 𝑰 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒆𝒅.

"Do you think we're soul mates?" She asked, lifting her head in order to lock eyes with him. It took him a moment, mustering up his answer. Thinking about how they were so alike, but so different. How they had been through similar things and had the same outlooks on certain perspectives in life. The connection that they shared. It was like she was made specifically for him. No one would ever be able to hold a candle to her and the way she made him feel. She was his person, and he was hers. "To be honest...yeah." He replied, wrapping his arm around her. --- Knucks is a misunderstood teenage girl, deemed as destructive to the society with her reoccurring outbursts and rebellious behavior. Anger fuels her defiant spirit but beneath her exterior, lies a vulnerable girl searching high and low for someone to help her through a time of crisis. Bones quiet and reserved, has nothing but a hard exterior looking from the outside in, when in reality he is just an innocent boy. He's fighting to keep his head above the water also known as life, that is trying its hardest to submerge and break him down mentally. When the two teenagers find themselves in an environment far away from home with others just like them, it leaves both of them separately hopeless about the outcomes of their future lives. One night upon meeting each other, one felt as if they had nothing to live for anymore, while the other felt the same way only holding a different meaning a sense.The night bringing them closer than ever eventually has to come to an end. It's up to the two of them to carry out the strange but alluring connection made with each other, or leave it in the night they met. SLOW BURN; 2 books in 1 STARTED; FEB 19th 2024 PUBLISHED; MARCH 3rd 2024 FINISHED; SEPTEMBER 29th, 2024

Have you ever been homeless? Ever been without lights and water? Did you ever fear that the neighbors would catch you cutting the water on at the crack of dawn or fear that the water company would come around and remove the meter for having the water on illegally? No? Well, Renae has. Meet Renae Zuri Brown, your typical 19-year-old carefree girl living a not-so-glamorous life. She was born and raised in Virginia Beach; just trying to understand the harsh reality of 'struggling' She has a secret that only her little brother knows about and demons she's been trying to escape from. She doesn't smile the same anymore, but could things change? Kingston Stone, is a 22-year-old, aggressive yet ambitious, pretty boy from New Orleans with a similar past of his own. He had a style of his own, hustler and heartbreak mentality, that was until he stumbles onto "Library Girl's" path. Just 2 people from different hometowns with similar history fighting to make this complicated life work. She wants to keep him away but something keeps drawing him to her. She's never been in love and he normally hits and quits, can they beat the odds and fight through all of the darkness to see the light of their love? Will he be the one to save her, if it's from herself? Will they team up and create the dangerous Empire from the ground up or will he leave unable to handle the baggage that comes with her family? Let's find out.

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─── 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝. Currently editing! I update whenever I can :)) 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐲: -𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐞-𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞- 09/15/20

Stephanie Morgan will not let anything derail her career as a top international lawyer. So when she comes face-to-face with the one man she hoped she'd never see again, Stephanie has no choice but to double down on her lies... Because if he finds out the truth, nothing will ever be the same again. ***** Six years after a weekend fling with her law school nemesis, Michael Wellington, Stephanie is hiding a secret that could change the lives of many. The last thing she wants is for Mike to find out. Groomed for success from the day he was born, with a powerful family whose wealth and influence go back generations, Mike is everything she's not. His charming arrogance makes him the last person she wants to deal with, even if she can't deny the attraction between them. So, as Stephanie takes the world by storm as one of the most successful international lawyers, she keeps up the lies and the facade that she started with her twin sister all those years ago... But what will she do when the house of cards comes crashing down? [[word count: 80,000 - 90,000 words]] Cover designed by Jenna Conrad

❝ 𝐘𝐎𝐔'𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐌𝐘 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘 𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐒 ❞ the distance was constant, but the proximity was eternal. they were like ellipses. ↱ no quirk au // boy x boy boku no hero academia fanfiction warnings: mature language, mature scenes, physical / verbal abuse, substance abuse, (mentioned) suicide, gore ↲ viewer discretion is advised 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐃: 21.07.22 𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃: 22.09.22

credit to kitcassia for the cover art. Bakugou is strong-willed, stubborn, and incredibly sentimental. Todoroki is Emotionless, depressed, and also strong-willed. But can they help each other break down the walls to their hearts? Guess you gotta read it. They'll be cursing, bad insults, heavy insecurities, and angst. these aren't my characters just an alternate universe to the BNHA anime. If you read my other stories you know I'm dark, but if you guys do or feel how I have these characters feel or do, I'll come to your home, throw a blanket on you, get ur fav food and watch your fav movie or fav show or read you your fav book to make you feel better.

"I'm not the best at expressing my feelings, but... I hope you can love me the way I love you." [Kaidou Shun x Male! Reader] (This story doesn't necessarily follow the storyline of the anime/manga.)

ೄྀ࿐ ˊˎ- dialogue "mmm give it till the end of break" - tsuki ... "relationships like that are a total waste." - tsuki .ೃ࿐ about the story the start of your senior year is rocky and didn't go the way you planned it. leading to an unexpected friendship and confusing path, tsukishima kei made your year memorable. you don't understand his motive but every day you're looking forward to it. could he feel the same way too? .ೃ࿐ info ׂׂૢ chapters will be posted on thursdays, and fridays ׂׂૢ i include lowercase lettering ( i just like it like that- ) ׂׂૢ all original characters from, "haikyuu" go to its rightful owner besides ocs. ׂׂૢ i appreciate comments, votes, and sharing my fic on any source of media ׂׂૢ please read my author notes towards the end of every chapter, i will important info from time to time ﹥*:ꔫ:*+ﾟ please enjoy +*:ꔫ:*﹤ * also read my other fics on my profile , love you ♡ *