Three words that rhyme with knee: 1. Disney 2. Courtney 3. Danny Courtney knew that she liked--loved Disney. But from time to time, she’s been having these so-called doubts that cause her to think about moving on from that phase. Until on a glum morning, her thoughts about Disney solidify. (It may be affiliated with the fact that she’s been having a lot of Disney-infected days.) Danny liked Disney but not as much as Courtney did. But until he met a stranger who walked into the doors of his permanent cave, the local bookstore, his thoughts about Disney solidify. (It may be affiliated with the fact that his lab partner was a total Disney geek. And probably because of his new neighbor.) { northandsouth's disneyitus challenge }

There in those city lights, there was no her and there was no him. There was just everything and nothing and the spaces in between, like flickering lights against a never-ending, black sky. There in those city lights, there was no love and there was no hate. There was just listening and talking and understanding every single thing, like the 'ready, stop, go' of car-chasers and dream-makers. There in those city lights, there was no sadness and there was no happiness. There was just candid smiles and wasted tears and bottom lips chewed off, like the overflowing boulevard of things unseen. There in those city lights, there was no lady and there was no man. There was just a boy and a girl, who promised to fall in love, not with each other, but in those city lights. [a blind collaboration by @hepburnettes & @cityscape]

Arbor Webster, a Teen Wolf fanatic and quite the Southern tomboy, was forced to be whisked off to the lovely and precious state of New York. While it wasn't exactly her best plan, moving from her usual muddy country house to a classy and uptown chic city, it was the plan nonetheless and once the boxes were set in the house it wouldn't change a thing. Her parents were the type of "go-get-'em-tiger" people, so when she suggested the idea of living in New York for schooling purposes, they were like, "Oh my gosh, Arby! You can totally leave!" And so Arbor, thinking this was the best plan of hers yet, was completely and utterly stumped when she discovered that this wasn't all it was cracked up to be. Because first off, the girls are completely rude. When she's all dressed up in her Auburn sweatshirt and jeans, the girls there are utterly snobby and prance around in their short skirts. Thinking they were feminists, the Alabama native swooped away. Her life practically was oblivious to boys, however, so when a boy starts crushing on her in class, it's not the best feeling. Also, she's having a counselling problem at school; she's forced to write down ("-- in a narrative way!") what goes on. She's supposed to call it "Arbor's Studies in Femininity," but she despises the title, so she continues onto the casual, "The New Girl." Because it's not enigmatic; it's her current situation. Arbor Webster is the new girl surrounded by feminists. Arbor also has no idea how to do this. [an entry for @beautyatwork's studies in femininity challenge]

"alice?" he whispered, his voice nervous. "yeah?" she replied absent mindedly, stirring the coffee in the dark red cup with her spoon. "i love you," he said. an uncomfortable silence filled the air. "i love you, alice," he repeated, looking at her. her head was bent as she spooned the cream and only strands of her ginger hair hung from the sides of her face. "okay," she replied. [© noiembrie; cover by @aciddaisies] short story #76, romance #383, thirteenth july two thousand thirteen.

Aria has always laid low in school with her tight-knit group of friends. When she meets Nash at a party, he's rude, he's blunt, and he's got more baggage than he can carry. Aria immediately dislikes him. But the line between hate and love is very thin, and a continuous game of Never Have I Ever may change everything.

❝You and me,❞ he whispered, ❝until the end of time.❞ // A chronicle of Junie Bennett's birthdays from the ages of ten to twenty one.

"If the world can't handle the truth, give them a spectacular lie." Bitch. That's what they called me at my old school. I disagree: I'm just brutally honest, that's all. Some people don't like honesty. Exhibit A: Matthew's family. None of them want to acknowledge that their Golden Boy is gay. Exhibit B: My Mother. I only told her the truth: that she was a crappy parent who never should've gotten knocked up in the first place. But she was so offended that she shipped me off to my fabulously wealthy father and his walking-billboard-for-plastic-surgery of a wife. So I devised a brilliant plan. My new friend Matthew was sick of hiding his sexuality. I was tired of obnoxious rich boys hitting on me. So why not pretend to be dating? He wouldn't have to answer uncomfortable questions anymore, and I'd enter my new school as the girlfriend of the star quarterback. It should be easy, right? Of course, I didn't plan on falling for Matthew's brother.

It was all just temporary, never meant to last. You, me, us. It all had to end sometime.

Self-proclaimed weirdo April Hale and the notorious troublemaker Ryder Black have been living side by side for more than ten years. Both never attempted to communicate with each other, but on the night Ryder Black is thrown out by his own father, he asks her a question that might change both of their lives: "March, will you let me stay in your room?" He even got her name wrong. - A coming of age story about loss, the wonders of falling in love, and ultimately, pretending to be normal. Get inside April's distorted and yet humorous perspective, and watch as her tale unfolds into a shocking finish. COVER BY @RIVIIX

Charlotte “Charlie” Crawford is practically the definition of a nerd. She gets extraordinary grades, works at her family’s comic book store, and most importantly, she never gets into trouble—ever. Hunter Greene is supposedly the epitome of a bad-boy. He gets into fights, is on a first name basis with the school principal, and most importantly, he is infamous for breaking the rules. When Charlie is assigned to be Hunter’s tutor, she doesn’t think she will be able to handle him and his antics. But after the two warm up to each other, Charlie realizes that Hunter isn’t at all who everyone else thinks he is. High school life is going to be one tumultuous roller coaster ride for Charlie and Hunter, but together they might be able to make it through what could be the ride of their lives—especially since they’ll be under each other’s influences.